Bhutan is among the blessed nations that have seasonal diversity. You can notice the different months of winter, summer, fall, and spring, making the climate in Bhutan mesmerizing and a perfect destination to visit. Springtime in Bhutan is a botanist’s delight as rhododendrons, wild azaleas and wildflowers including the edelweiss cover...
In Bhutan, paintings are executed to express devotion. So, one way or the other, representation in Bhutanese art is a dramatization of the struggle between good and evil. According to Bhutanese tradition, art has more to do with interpreting values rather than describing facts. An artist’s aim, by the symbolic...
Bhutanese mountains have for centuries been sites for pilgrimages and home to prominent gurus. Sometimes, serving as natural barriers against marauding invaders, the mountains have always protected the Bhutanese. In turn, the Bhutanese, too, have always believed that the mountains are the abode of deities and have thus protected them....
The second oldest and the second largest Dzong in Bhutan - the Punakha Dzong - was seriously damaged by a glacial lake outburst flood in 1994. It was restored to its original splendor by 2003. However, despite the completion of the Dzong, the wooden-roofed cantilever bridge or the bazam, leading...
The oldest dzong in Bhutan is the one in Simtokha. Picture Courtesy: Jesus Gaban According to legend, the site of the Dzong is said to have been a lookout spot for a demon that disappeared into the nearby rock. Hence the name Simtokha which translates into Simmo (demoness) and do...
