Monthly Archives: October 2019

Food in Ngangla Trong

In Intangible Heritage, Cuisine, Ngangla, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:47 pm

Description Ngangla is one of the gewogs in Zhemgang district bordering India. Zhemgang is traditionally divided into three parts as […]

Bomeyla Karmai Wangzom – A Voice of Kheng Ngangla Trong

In Intangible Heritage, Performing Arts, Popular Songs & Dances, Ngangla, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:43 pm

Description Ngangla gewog is in Zhemgang district, which is in the south-central part of Bhutan. In Bhutan, each locality has […]

Chili Chili Bya Chili – A Vibrant Song of Kheng Ngangla Trong

In Intangible Heritage, Performing Arts, Popular Songs & Dances, Ngangla, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:42 pm

Description A traditional song called Chili Chili Bya Chili is popular in Ngangla gewog in Zhemgang district. On every occasion, […]

Amai Ugyen Pelzom – A Mournful Tribute to Kheng Buli

In Intangible Heritage, Performing Arts, Popular Songs & Dances, Nangkor, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:37 pm

Description Amai Ugyen Pelzom is a song of sorrow (འཁྲུལ་གླུ) that is sung in Kheng Buli in Zhemgang Dzongkhag. The […]

Bangchung making in Bjoka

In Intangible Heritage, Arts & Crafts, Bjoka, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:26 pm

Description Bjoka gewog lies in the south-east part of the Zhemgang dzongkhag. It is considered as the remotest gewog in […]

Tsharzo: An Economic Activity of Kheng Bjoka

In Intangible Heritage, Arts & Crafts, Bjoka, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:23 pm

Description Zhemgang district is the heartland of a unique Bhutanese weaving culture, which famously produces the traditional Bhutanese art and […]

Zhemgang (Kheng)

In General, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 8:14 pm

In 1963, the ancient region of Kheng (the historical Khengri Namsum) was divided into the districts of Mongar and Zhemgang. […]

Houses of Bjoka and Ngangla Trong

In Sites and Structures, Other Constructions, Other Places of Interests, Bjoka, Ngangla, Zhemgang | Updated: October 29, 2019 7:14 pm

Description Until recently, only the Khoche (Lords) families in Bjoka and in Ngangla had a house made of stone and wood […]

Gunglha

In Intangible Heritage, Religious Festivals, Ceremonies & Rituals, Ngangla, Zhemgang | Updated: November 2, 2019 9:05 pm

Description Gung Lha is a bon ritual, which involves Kartshog or white offerings consisting of feast, libation and purification rituals […]

Kheng Buli Khar Lhakhang/Bar lhakhang

In Sites and Structures, Monasteries & Temples, Bhutan, Nangkor, Zhemgang | Updated: October 25, 2019 2:10 pm

Description Khar Lhakhang is a community-owned temple located in the middle of Buli village, Zhemgang. It is a one-story temple […]