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Rhododendron (23 February 2010)
Rhododendron (23 February 2010)

The area between Tergola (3800m) to Taashi Thang (about 1800m) is one continuous rhododendron forest that are home to at least 35 species of rhododendron. Though most of the forest will be in bloom only a month from now, the lower parts are already flowering. I couldn't resist taking a few pictures while walking from Dorithasa to Dorikha.

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Sombaykha Dungkhag celebrates HM's birth anniversay (21 February 2010)
Sombaykha Dungkhag celebrates HM's birth anniversay (21 February 2010)

The people of Sombaykha and Gakiling gewogs celebrated His Majesty the King's birth anniversary with archery, khuru, song and dance at their dungkhag headquarters in Sibthang.

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Constituency visit (9-19 January 2010)
Constituency visit (9-19 January 2010)

Snapshots of my visit to Sombaykha and parts of Gakiling.

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Nyilo 2010
Nyilo 2010

Some of photographs I took while cycling around Thimphu on 'Nyilo'

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Natioanl Memorial Chorten (27 August 2009)
Natioanl Memorial Chorten (27 August 2009)

Every year the Central Monastic Body conducts a Moenlam Chenmo at the National Memorial Chorten. This year, they extended the prayers to include a Bazaguru Dungdrup. The prayers, for all sentient beings and the welfare of the Bhutanese, were led by His Holiness the Je Khenpo.

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Solar eclipse, Thimphu (22 July, 2009)
Solar eclipse, Thimphu (22 July, 2009)

The moon eclipsed the sun totally early in the morning on 22 July 2009. I enjoyed the breathtaking phenomenon from Kuenselphodrang, above Thimphu, with my family and about a hundred viewers. I don’t have many photographs to share, because I didn’t take many. I had chosen, instead, to immerse myself completely in the very rare moment.

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Haa Moenlam Chenpo (20 June 2009)
Haa Moenlam Chenpo (20 June 2009)

People from every village in Haa participated in the "moenlam chenpo" (prayers for world peace), which was conducted in the compounds of the Lhakhang Karpo. Devotees from neighboring Paro and Thimphu also attended the sacred event.

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H.H the Je Khenpo (16 June 2009)
H.H the Je Khenpo (16 June 2009)

People of all walks of life--farmers, students, shopkeepers, mothers and babies--waited to receive blessings from H.H the Je Khenpo. His Holiness was traveling to Haa to lead the "moenlam choenpo".

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Talo, Punakha (6-7 June 2009)
Talo, Punakha (6-7 June 2009)

Two days of non-stop archery were organised to celebrate the inauguration--by HM the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck--of the Talo Shedra library. The archery match, between Team Talo and Team Friends, was played in Talo's historic and very beautiful archery grounds.

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