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Two characteristics that all Bhutanese men should be proud of: knowing how to cook, and taking care of their children. These picture show off what wonderful fathers we, Bhutanese men, make!

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Karma Wangdi (popularly known as Asha Karma) has dedicated a lot of his art to freeing the "wind horses" trapped in old prayer flags. This collection features some paintings from his "wind horse" collection.

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“Life in Ngangla through the Children’s Eyes”, a photo-exhibition by students of Kagtong Community Primary School, located in a remote village in lower Zhemgang. The student photographers describe their own photographs in their own words

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Paintings currently on display at VAST

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Some of the images displayed in the exhibition "Bhutan by Bhutanese" that runs for 3 weeks in Baar, Switzerland. All photos by Bhutan Institute of Media.

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VAST showcases the results of a year-long art project on garbage. The art festival was organised from 26 to 29 August at the Clock Tower Square

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Our Sunday biking group is growing. Today, there were 12 of us. We biked from the Clock Tower Square to Dechenphug and back.

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Thimphu Primary School ended their "book week" with their annual costume parade. Students dressed up as their favourite characters from their favourite books for their parents, teachers and fellow students.

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In keeping with tradition spanning several centuries, the central monastic body took up their summer residences in Tashichhodzong, Thimphu

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The takin mother and calf were photographed in the Motithang Takin Preserve, a 20-acre sprawling blue-pine forest in Thimphu.

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These photos commemorate the successes of the 16th SAARC summit that was held in Thimphu. The pictures were provided by Lhendup Dorji, an official photographer with Business Bhutan.

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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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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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Snapshots of my visit to Sombaykha and parts of Gakiling.

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

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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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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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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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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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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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