Bhutan 360

Students cleanup Drukgyal Dzong

17 October, 2008 | Tags: Dzongs, Paro | Post a comment

Having stood as a silent observer of the slowly changing face of northern Paro valley for over half a century, the ruined Drukgyal Dzong has now undergone changes and become a tourist attraction now more than ever.

Semtokha Dzong Restored

14 October, 2008 | Tags: Dzongs, Thimphu | Post a comment

If walls could speak the Semtokha Dzong would tell fascinating stories of the days when the Bhutanese polity was established, when fact and mythology merged to form Bhutanese history.

The new Thimphu Tshechu arena

13 October, 2008 | Tags: Festivals, Thimphu, Thimphu Tshechu | Post a comment

70 years old Ap Dago from Paro has never missed the Thimphu Tsechu. This year was his fourth decade of attendance. But this time, his experience has been an altogether different one.

Gangtey Goenpa consecrated

11 October, 2008 | Tags: 2008 Celebrations, Monasteries, Phobjikha | Post a comment

His Majesty the fourth Druk Gyalpo and thousands of devotees celebrated the consecration of the restored Gangteng Goenpa (Gangtey Goenpa), an important centre of the Peling tradition and a landmark in Bhutan’s spiritual history.

Dragon’s Gift at the Rubin Museum of Art

24 September, 2008 | Tags: Art, Exhibition | Post a comment

The sizable lobby and shop area at the Rubin Museum of Art (RMA), on 17th Street of New York’s Manhattan district, was packed with more than 1,000 people the evening of the 17 of September.