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Where else does a 🦌 walk into a full loud room?! Voice: “Welcome welcome, I suppose you are the chief guest we have been waiting for”. #peacefulcoexistence in #bhutan #avidbhutan #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #travel #traveler #visitbhutan #monastery #explore

Headed to school in the rain with their lunch and in the school uniform kira (national dress for the fairer sex). Education is free in Bhutan. Credit to @georgehlewis #avidbhutan #bhutan #school #schoolgirl #itsjustrain #rain #kira #freeeducation #travel #visitbhutan #holidayinbhutan

Two of the most common in Bhutan. Red chillies out to dry and maroon clad young monks taking a break in town. Chillies cheese is Bhutan’s #1̤̮ dish!! #avidbhutan #bhutan #traveler #travel #monk #chillies #amazing_bhutan #ig_bhutan #buddhistmonks #ig_newzealand #ig_today (at Paro, Bhutan)

One should definitely hike on the ancient routes through Bhutan’s pristine mountain forests. Pic by: @max_copestake #bhutan #avidbhutan #hike #trek #travel #visitbhutan #nature #pristinewilderness #hikingholiday

An unexpected guest. The Eurasian House sparrow is one of three species found in Bhutan (house and russet sparrows being the other two). Bhutan’s avifauna boasts a total of 680 species! 50 are winter migrants. And 16 species are endangered, like the critically endangered Imperial Heron and vulnerable Black Necked Crane. #avidbhutan #avifauna #birdsinbhutan #himalaya #bhutan #birdwatching #birdwatchingholiday #birdwatchinginbhutan #sparrow

Beauty on a gloomy day. #bhutan #cloudy #avidbhutan #travel #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #travel #himalaya #traveler #rainbow #sunandrain #peace #quiet #gangtey #holiday #ig_canada #nature #pristinebeauty

From the watchtower onto Paro Dzong and the Paro valley it commands. #bhutan #travel #travelbhutan #avidbhutan #himalayas #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #warlike #ig_china #ig_nyc #ig_uk #ig_today #ig_hongkong #ig_southkorea #ig_switzerland #ig_sweden #ig_indonesia #holidays #peace

68 years a monk. #bhutan #buddhist #monk #travel #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #life #ig_today #peace #peaceofmind #avidbhutan #ig_uk #ig_nyc #ig_china #ig_usa #ig_indonesia #ig_switzerland #ig_sweden #celibate (at Gangtey Gonpa)

Buddhist nuns doing their own gardening. (I overheard a rather raunchy joke). #bhutan #nuns #nunnery #travel #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #ig_uk #ig_brazil #ig_nyc #ig_usa #gardening #ig_peru #ig_singapore #nature #peace (at Punakha)

Phobjikha, the valley of the highly endangered black necked crane, is one of the wider valleys of Bhutan. Modernization takes a backseat to the survival of the cranes. #bhutan #travel #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #blackneckedcrane #preserve #phobjikhavalley #nature #rural #ig_today #ig_brazil #avidbhutan (at Phobjikha Valley)

Rain floating down on a sunny day at the ancient palace of Ogyen Choling. Come see with best deals and packages from Avid Bhutan Travelers. #rainandshine #rain #shine #bhutan #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #ig_singapore #traveler #travel #ig_nyc #ig_uk #ig_italy #ig_singapore #ig_spain #ig_israel #ig_indonesia #ig_china #ig_shanghai (at Bumtang Tang, Bumthang, Bhutan)

We became friends after this. Travel to Bhutan with best deals and tour packages from Avid Bhutan Travelers. #kids #amazing_bhutan #bhutan #traveler #travel #ig_bhutan #ig_singapore #ig_uk #ig_indonesia #ig_sweden #ig_switzerland #ig_nyc #ig_usa #ig_italy #ig_spain #laughter #ig_china #ig_hongkong #ig_brazil #ig_australia #ig_dubai (at Bumtang Tang, Bumthang, Bhutan)

A ten minute drive from the capital city of Thimphu and you are transported to this silvan vista. #bhutan #traveler #avidbhutan #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #ig_nyc #ig_uk #ig_sweden #ig_switzerland #ig_spain #ig_usa #ig_italy #ig_travels #pastoral #horses #ig_indonesia #ig_singapore #ig_germany #ig_china #ig_japan #ig_hongkong #woods #green #pristine #thimphu (at Thimphu, Bhutan)

Dzongs (castles) were built by the Zhabdrung who, having fled from Tibet after an assassination attempt and sent a letter of defiance once in Bhutan, needed strong defenses against the Tibetan and Mongol invasions. These fortresses are built on ridges with a command over the valley or ancient routes or defensible locations moated by rivers on one side and mountains on the other. Anything of note that happened in the country has happened in a Dzong. The structure usually consists of towers at four corners connected by thick walls. There is a central tower that was used as the seat of the commanding official. The walls and windows have embrasures for archers. Dzongs continue to serve as the administrative centers as well as housing for monks. The Paro Dzong, pictured above is also provided with a circular watchtower above it. The main statue here is that of the present Buddha when he was yet the 20 year old prince Siddharth. The watchtower now houses a museum on Bhutanese culture, tradition, flora, fauna, iconography and religious and political history. #bhutan #ig_bhutan #amazing_bhutan #ig_uk #ig_usa #ig_nyc #ig_spain #ig_italy #ig_france #ig_himalaya #ig_japan #ig_china #ig_europe #ig_sweden #ig_scandinavia #ig_germany #ig_israel #ig_southkorea #travel #traveler #sunrise #himalaya #avidbhutan #travelbhutan #ig_indonesia #ig_switzerland #ig_singapore (at Paro Dzong, Paro, Bhutan)

First off, those are objects of worship and not sex toys. This reverence was derived from the life of a great Buddhist master called the Divine Madman (Drukpa Kuenley). He was a scholar of great import in his monastery but disenchanted with the politics and bureaucracy which were commercializing religion, he renounced the monk’s robes for a lay’s clothes and went wining and dining and womanizing. He preached concepts of the Dharma in songs and poems employing metaphors of wine and women. He was also known to subdue evil spirits with his member, which all accounts agree were of sizable proportions. Paintings of penises are pretty common on Bhutanese houses as they are believed to ward off negative energy. In the next pictures Dawa @yoezer28 (one of Bhutan’s best known tour guides) poses with the phallic signs. He is known as the Divine Guide but that is a story for another time.

First off, those are objects of worship and not sex toys. This reverence was derived from the life of a great Buddhist master called the Divine Madman (Drukpa Kuenley). He was a scholar of great import in his monastery but disenchanted with the politics and bureaucracy which were commercializing religion, he renounced the monk’s robes for a lay’s clothes and went wining and dining and womanizing. He preached concepts of the Dharma in songs and poems employing metaphors of wine and women. He was also known to subdue evil spirits with his member, which all accounts agree were of sizable proportions. Paintings of penises are pretty common on Bhutanese houses as they are believed to ward off negative energy. In the next pictures Dawa @yoezer28 (one of Bhutan’s best known tour guides) poses with the phallic signs. He is known as the Divine Guide but that is a story for another time.