At the confluence of Mo Chhu and Po Chhu
A demon figure fixed for tourists
Prayer flags over Thimphu
Traditional masks sold at DochuLa
Tashi Choe Dzong and Gouvernment building complex…
Prayer wheels at the Ta Dzong monastery
Farm house complex at the hillside
The rope bridge across the Mo Chhu (river)
Dzongchung at Punakha Dzong
The door into the Punakha Dzong
Dzongchung, the little dzong
Tiger's Nest Monastery with the fire destroyed par…
The Paro bridge
Chorten at the alley to the Paro bridge
At the Paro market
Dancing women in their traditional Kira
An intersection in Thimphu
Bhutanese little ladies in the yard of the monaste…
Rinpung Dzong in Paro
Monks in front the Rinpung Dzong in Paro
Ta Dzong in Paro
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Punakha Dzong in the sunset light
By tradition, dzongs are constructed without the use of architectural plans. Instead construction proceeds under the direction of a high lama who establishes each dimension by means of spiritual inspiration.
In previous times the dzongs were built using corvee labor which was applied as a tax against each household in the district. Under this obligation each family was to provision a decreed number of workers to work for several months at a time in the construction of the dzong.
In previous times the dzongs were built using corvee labor which was applied as a tax against each household in the district. Under this obligation each family was to provision a decreed number of workers to work for several months at a time in the construction of the dzong.
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