Mendrel tshechu is held in Mendrel lhakhang which is located in Chongshing, Pemagatshel. Mask dances and cultural programs are show cased to public during the festival.
Start Date: 2018-12-15
End Date: 2018-12-18
Venue: Mendrel Lhakhang, Chongshing
Dzongkhag: Pemagatshel
Kow is a popular dish made of cow hide and although it was once a poor man’s alternative to meat, it is now a delicacy. It’s an art to cook it right; a minute too less, you end up chewing on leather; a minute too long, you end up with glue.
Bhutan is an excellent destination for solo travelers. In fact it is better to travel Bhutan as a solo or a couple (or a group of two), than to travel in a bigger group.
When I first arrived in Bhutan to work for the Centre for Bhutanese Studies (CBS), they couldn’t find me any accommodation. In the meantime, they suggested the Thimphu Hotel, a cheap, loud and cheerful place that looked down on the only traffic island in the entire kingdom, from where I could see the dancing traffic cop in his painted box being completely ignored by everyone.
Integral to Himalayan Buddhist belief, intricate mandala serve as a kind of map to the metaphysical universe, and monks have been creating these ephemeral "sand mandalas” for centuries. Not only are they astounding works of art, but they're also a kind of spiritual performance.
It has not been long since we decided to come in terms with our age and agreed to do short hikes on a Sunday. In May 2018, after executing several hikes in and around Thimphu, my friends and I, we set out to execute the two day hike to Bumdra in Paro, Bhutan. Here are some pictures I took from the trek.