Monthly Archives: December 2009

Specificities of Cultural Facilities in Bumthang

In Cultural Facilities, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Facilities such as dance halls, cinemas, theaters and art galleries do not exist. There is, however, a private folk life […]

Specificities of Contemporary Arts in Bumthang

In Contemporary Arts, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Bumthang is essentially an agricultural area and modern artistic activities such as figurative paintings and sculptures other than religious ones, […]

Specificities of Villages in Bumthang

In Villages, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Houses in the Bumthang region are often grouped in villages and the habitat is less scattered than in the other […]

Specificities of Places of Historical & Religious Importance in Bumthang

In Places of Historical & Religious Interests, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Because of the place of religion in the socio-historic fabric of Bumthang, most of the places of interest are in […]

Specificities of other constructions in Bumthang

In Other Constructions, Bumthang | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Bridges: cantilever wooden bridges are found in remote areas and in Ura, there still are short bridges made of stone […]

Zugne Lhakhang

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description A very small and low building under a tree on the right side of the main Trongsa-Jakar road, near […]

Uru Lhakhang

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description It is located below Buli village on the right side of the rough road leading toward Tharpaling monastery from […]

Tharpaling Gonpa

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: December 7, 2015 5:18 pm

Description Tharpaling monastery located at 3,600m is composed of a series of buildings overlooking the Chhume valley. A rough road […]

Samtenling Lhakhang

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description On a forested hillock on the old footpath to Tharpaling lay the ruins of the Upper Samtenling called Ngatshang […]

Pangtey Lhakhang

In Monasteries & Temples, Chhume | Updated: August 13, 2013 1:59 pm

Description Very modest building on a ridge close to the forest and, not far from Nyimalung Monastery and Prakhar. History […]