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    The old lady at Kyichu Lhakhang: Bhutan offers shelters inside temples, chortens, stupas and monasteries for its older citizens to rest or sleep during the day. At Kyichu Lhakhang, one of the countries oldest temples, I found her whispering something funny about me to her fellow shelter seekers. Maybe because I had the camera pointed straight at her. Her instant reaction of making fun of me taught me one of the most important things I learnt about portrait or travel photography - engaging with the moment. I sat with her then, unable to understand her language, and she talking continuously to me as if it didn't matter I couldn't understand her. Bhutan's Gross National Happiness formula fully executed, I had thought in my mind then. I took this shot of her after taking her permission as I left the temple.: by kavyanjali, Views[578]
         		 Young monks at Paro Monastery - Two young monks, selling religious amulets and lucky charms, laugh at something my mother asked them. Usually very shy, especially when surrounded by women who point cameras at them, these two couldn't resist after a few minutes of us imploring them to answer a few questions that they thought were absolutely unnecessary or were not difficult enough to be questions. Monk training is very gruelling and requires a great amount of strength. Even the Dalai Lama once admitted he wanted to run away during the course of his monk education. So it is very rare to see them laugh like this, especially the younger ones.: by kavyanjali, Views[1250]
         		 Tiger's Nest Monastery (Taktsang) - The crowning jewel of Bhutan. Tiger's Nest monastery, 1.5 hours drive away from Paro Valley, is perched at a cliff precariously, and by what legends suggest, strands of the hair of the angels. Guru Padmasambhava - the second Buddha - flew to the spot on the back of a Tigress - hence the more common name of Tiger's Nest. The monastery is built around the cave where Padmasambhava meditated and the head monk, if available, does not hesitate to take travellers to the very stairs that lead down to the sacred site. Owing to its strange and rather lonely location, every step in the monastery can be heard perfectly clear and one can almost imagine, if they closed their eyes, how Padmasambhava's chantings must have echoed in the mountain.: by kavyanjali, Views[781]
         		 Stunning Landscapes. Tranquil Nature.: by deependighe, Views[286]
         		 Mesmerizing Nature.: by deependighe, Views[254]
     
    Side Entrance to the monastery. : by deependighe, Views[241]
         		 Camera Savvy Granny. She loved to pose. Loved her facial expressions.: by deependighe, Views[492]
         		 Stunning architecture. Peek of the sky in between the sloped roofs.: by deependighe, Views[323]
         		 Tranquil Nature.: by deependighe, Views[134]
         		 Nature within reach.: by deependighe, Views[140]
     
    Side Entrance to the monastery. : by deependighe, Views[157]
         		 'Age No Bar' - This Grandmaa loved to pose for the camera.: by deependighe, Views[162]
         		 Stunning architecture of Bhutan. : by deependighe, Views[158]
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         		 Watching Monks - Monks as young as 5 enjoy the festival as it offers variation to their daily life of study, meditation and prayer: by brooklana, Views[323]
     
    A Quiet Moment - The facial expression of this monk dressed up in a festival costume is potrays a moment of inner silence in contrast with the whirlwind of sound and movement around him.: by brooklana, Views[507]
         		 Prayer - A child claspes her hands together in Buddhist prayer. Bhutan is the only country in the world with a Buddhist government and prayer is a part of everyday life.: by brooklana, Views[553]
         		 Local Dance - The locals, as seen in the background, attend the festival in their finest clothes - the brightly coloured silk Kira for the women and the Gho for the men. The dancing at the festivals is enegetic and hypnotic.: by brooklana, Views[1500]
         		 Head Monk - Bhutan is known for it's amazingly vibrant festivals. I was lucky enough to travel to Bhutan in October 2011 and was deeply touched by this beautiful serene Buddhist kingdom. These images are all taken from a local festival at the Paro Dzong. I have chosen these particular 5 images to depict the regious and cultural elements the festival brings together. In this picture, one of the head monks solemly clashes his instrument as he leads out the procession.: by brooklana, Views[853]
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         		 these is a bhutanese monk figure situted infornt of the door welcoming the guest: by bhutan_dawa, Views[137]
     
    one of the very prominent paintings found everyone in bhutan. : by bhutan_dawa, Views[102]
         		 the capital city of bhutan. these is a fort buit initiaally in around 1600s. : by bhutan_dawa, Views[146]
         		 Mother lost teh site of Babies; concerned!: by tshewangsjournal, Views[307]
         		 Babies playing: by tshewangsjournal, Views[302]
         		 Mother feeding her baby lamb: by tshewangsjournal, Views[262]
     
    Mother with her baby lamb: by tshewangsjournal, Views[246]
         		 Forest; a mother and hoem to all animals wild!: by tshewangsjournal, Views[263]
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