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  • Punakha Dzong (fortress) situated on the junction of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) and the Pho Chhu (Father river) in Punakha, Western Bhutan. Considered the most beautiful and impressive Dzong in Bhutan, Punakha Dzong was the second fortress to be built in Bhutan and it served as the capital and seat of the government until 1955 when Thimphu became the captial of Bhutan.
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  • A Brokpa woman holds a ball of sheep wool which was spun using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Given the geographic isolation of many of Bhutan's villages, there are 16 different dialects and 14 regional groups in the country. Many tribes have kept alive their distinct cultural identities through their dress, language and traditions over the years.
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  • Punakha Dzong (fortress) situated on the junction of the Mo Chhu (Mother river) and the Pa Chhu (Father river) in Punakha, Western Bhutan. Considered the most beautiful and impressive Dzong in Bhutan, Punakha Dzong was the second fortress to be built in Bhutan and it served as the capital and seat of the government until 1955 when Thimphu became the captial of Bhutan.
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  • A Brokpa woman wearing traditional yak skin shoes in Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Given the geographic isolation of many of Bhutan's villages, there are 16 different dialects and 14 regional groups in the country. Many tribes have kept alive their distinct cultural identities through their dress, language and traditions over the years.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing carrying her grand-daughter outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of two Buddhist monks at Punakha Dzong (fortress), Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write. Punakha Dzong was the second dzong to be built in Bhutan and it served as the capital and seat of the government until 1955 when Thimphu became the captial of Bhutan.
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  • A Layap woman from Laya holds a ball of sheep wool which was spun using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Punakha, Western Bhutan. The Layap are inhabitants of the northernmost region of Bhutan. Their clothes are woven from yak hair and wool. They are a semi-nomadic tribe whose source of livelihood is dependent on yaks and sheep the products of which they barter with the people of Punakha for daily necessities. Given the geographic isolation of many of Bhutan's villages, there are 16 different dialects and 14 regional groups in the country. Many tribes have kept alive their distinct cultural identities through their dress, language and traditions over the years.
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  • A young Layap woman from Laya spins sheep wool using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Punakha, Western Bhutan. The Layap are inhabitants of the northernmost region of Bhutan. Traditionally, their clothes are woven from yak hair and wool although the younger women often wear the kira, the Bhutanese national dress. They are a semi-nomadic tribe whose source of livelihood is dependent on yaks and sheep the products of which they barter with the people of Punakha for daily necessities. Given the geographic isolation of many of Bhutan's villages, there are 16 different dialects and 14 regional groups in the country. Many tribes have kept alive their distinct cultural identities through their dress, language and traditions over the years.
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  • A woman wearing a kira, the Bhutanese national dress carries a large load of dried leaves to use as animal bedding, Daimji village, Western Bhutan. The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric, wrapped and folded around the body and pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches, and bound at the waist with a long belt. Women's hair is usually cut short. Despite rapid urbanisation, the majority of people, 66% of all households, still live in rural Bhutan, most dependent on the cultivation of crops and livestock breeding.
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  • A Brokpa family prepares to migrate to their summer pastures with their 'zhomo' (male yak and female cow cross), Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa yak herder milks her yak in a meadow outside the village of Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa yak herder wearing a yak hair 'gho' (traditional tunic') after milking his yaks in a meadow outside the village of Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside her home in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of two Buddhist monks at Punakha Dzong (fortress), Western Bhutan. Traditionally, Bhutanese families would, if they were able, send one son to join a monastery. This was viewed as creating merit for the family and household and a blessing for the child. Often from poor families, once in the monastery, their daily lives revolve around learning to read and write. Punakha Dzong was the second dzong to be built in Bhutan and it served as the capital and seat of the government until 1955 when Thimphu became the captial of Bhutan.
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  • A Layap woman from Laya spins sheep wool using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Punakha, Western Bhutan. The Layap are inhabitants of the northernmost region of Bhutan. Their clothes are woven from yak hair and wool. They are a semi-nomadic tribe whose source of livelihood is dependent on yaks and sheep the products of which they barter with the people of Punakha for daily necessities. Given the geographic isolation of many of Bhutan's villages, there are 16 different dialects and 14 regional groups in the country. Many tribes have kept alive their distinct cultural identities through their dress, language and traditions over the years.
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  • The stupa and prayer flags at the top of the Nachung-La mountain pass (4153m) between the Brokpa villages of Merak and Sakteng, Eastern Bhutan. Prayer flags are ubiquitous in Bhutan often found fluttering on mountain passes. They come in five colours - blue, green, red, yellow and white - symbolising the elements of water, wood, fire, earth and iron.
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  • A Brokpa woman washes clothes and collects water for household use at the standpipe in the remote and roadless village of Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. In summer they move to the pastures with their yaks and sheep and in winter they return to live in their houses, normally built of stones with small ventilation to protect from the piercing cold weather.
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  • A Brokpa woman washes clothes at the standpipe in the early morning in the remote and roadless village of Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. In summer they move to the pastures with their yaks and sheep and in winter they return to live in their houses, normally built of stones with small ventilation to protect from the piercing cold weather.
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  • A Brokpa woman carding yak hair before spinning and weaving into cloth in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa family prepares to migrate to their summer pastures with their 'zhomo' (male yak and female cow cross), Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman carding yak hair before spinning and weaving into cloth in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Two Brokpa women spinning yak hair using drop spindles called Yoekpa, Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • A Brokpa yak herder milks her yak in a meadow outside the village of Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing holds Buddhist rosary beads outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing holds Buddhist rosary beads in Merak, Eastern Bhutan.  The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman spins sheep wool using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as tsipee cham is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • Farmhouses and rice terraces in the remote mountain village of Gyenshari in Western Bhutan. Despite rapid urbanisation, the majority of people, 66% of all households, still live in rural Bhutan, most dependent on the cultivation of crops and livestock breeding.
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  • Wearing a traditional deerskin vest, a Brokpa yak herder spins yak hair using a drop spindle known as a yoekpa whilst returning from the pastures to the remote village of Sakteng in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman weaves a man's 'gho' (traditional tunic) from sheep wool on a backstrap loom in the remote and roadless village of Sakteng, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa woman holding a ball of yak hair spun using a drop spindle called a yoekpa in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Sheep roaming freely in the remote Brokpa village of Sakteng, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa family prepares to migrate to their summer pastures with their 'zhomo' (male yak and female cow cross), Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa man prepares to migrate to the summer pastures with his 'zhomo' (male yak and female cow cross), Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • A Brokpa family drinks tea whilst preparing to migrate to their summer pastures with their 'zhomo' (male yak and female cow cross), Merak, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • Potato field and rice terraces during the Winter in the remote mountain village of Gyenshari in Western Bhutan. Despite rapid urbanisation, the majority of people, 66% of all households, still live in rural Bhutan, most dependent on the cultivation of crops and livestock breeding.
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  • Sheep farmer, Bago holds a small lamb at his sheep farm in Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Monks performing a mask dance at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Farmers from Chubja harvest potatoes, Bhutan. Due to the decline of sheep farming, many farmers in Bhutan are turning to potatoes for the majority of their income.
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  • A Brokpa woman weaves a traditional sheep wool blanket on a backstrap loom in the remote and roadless village of Sakteng, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Situated in Western Bhutan, Thimphu is the capital city and also the name of the valley which has an average elevation of 2300m. With an estimated population of around 100,000 Thimphu is Bhutan's largest city. Rapid expansion following rural exodus has resulted in rebuilding in the city centre and mushrooming suburban development elsewhere. By regulation, all buildings are required to be designed in traditional style with Buddhist paintings and motifs.
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  • Sheep farmer, Bago and his grand-daughter hold small lambs at his sheep farm in Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Monks at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A typical Bhutanese hand painted decoration on a farmhouse wall in Gorgona village, Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) is one of the 'Zong Chusum' or 13 traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) includes painting of religious pictures, murals and frescoes in temples and dzongs as well as the colourful images on the exterior walls of Bhutanese houses.
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  • A typical Bhutanese hand painted door at Paro Dzong (fortress), Western Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) is one of the 'Zong Chusum' or 13 traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. Painting includes painting of religious pictures, murals and frescoes in temples and dzongs as well as the colourful images on the exterior walls of Bhutanese houses.
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  • A farmhouse In Yangthang village in the Haa valley, Western Bhutan. A typical Bhutanese house is two storeys high with a large airy attic used for storage. In rural areas the ground floor is always used as a barn and the upper floor as the living quarters. In most houses, one elaborately decorated room called the 'choesum' serves as a chapel. In Western Bhutan the walls are usually made of compacted earth. Afterwards the walls are whitewashed and painted decorations added. Phallic decoration is believed to ward off evil spirits and encourage fertility.
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  • Prayer flags hanging from pine trees and the Haa Chhu river in Yangthang village, Haa Valley, Western Bhutan. Prayer flags are ubiquitous in Bhutan and come in five colours - blue, green, red, yellow and white - symbolising the elements of water, wood, fire, earth and iron. The prayer for the flag is carved into wooden blocks and then printed on the cloth in repeating patterns.
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  • A Bhutanese man wearing a traditional 'gho' at an archery tournament, Thimphu, Western Bhutan. 'Datse' (archery) is Bhutan's national sport and is played wherever there is enough space and remains the favourite sport for men of all ages. There are archery tournaments held throughout the country. The targets are placed 140m apart. If the contestant hits his target, his team mates will perform a slow dance and sing his praises, while he slips a coloured scarf into his belt.
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  • Women relaxing at Gasa tsachhu (hot springs) in Jigme Dorji National Park, Western Bhutan. At Gasa hot springs there are five pools with water temperature ranging from mild to extremely hot. During the winter months when farming work is done, families from all over Bhutan come here to relax in the restorative pools for many days.
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  • Children from Bayta primary school dance the Black-necked Crane dance "Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu" at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangtey Goenpa, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Performing a Rigsar dance at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangtey Goenpa, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Monks performing the Mask Dance "PaChham" at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • The audience watching the performances at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Portrait of Dorji Zam, a sheep farmer at her farm in Namephey village in the remote Phobjikha valley, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Portrait of sheep farmer Dawa Zam and her son Ngawang Thinley in Namephey village in the remote Phobjikha valley, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmers Bago and Namgay Zam spin and card sheep wool, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmer, Namgay Zam spins wool using a drop spindle called a Yoekpa, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmer, Bago, cards wool, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • A typical Bhutanese hand painted decoration on a farmhouse wall in Gorgona village, Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) is one of the 'Zong Chusum' or 13 traditional arts and crafts of Bhutan. Lhazo (painting) includes painting of religious pictures, murals and frescoes in temples and dzongs as well as the colourful images on the exterior walls of Bhutanese houses.
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  • Sheep farmers dose their sheep with salt using a bamboo tube which they do every day, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmer, Bago holds a small lamb at his sheep farm in Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Children from Bayta primary school perform the Black-necked Crane dance "Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu" at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Monks performing a Mask Dance at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Monks performing a mask dance at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Monks performing a mask dance at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba;  Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Monks in the audience at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Bago, a farmer from Chubja harvests potatoes, Bhutan. Due to the decline of sheep farming, many farmers in Bhutan are turning to potatoes for the majority of their income.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • A Brokpa woman weaves a traditional sheep wool blanket on a backstrap loom in the remote and roadless village of Sakteng, Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Portrait of a Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs. Their distinctive hat known as 'tsipee cham' is made of yak felt with long twisted tufts, said to keep the rain from running onto their faces.
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  • A Brokpa woman wearing her traditional clothing outside the temple on an 'auspicious day' in the remote village of Merak in Eastern Bhutan. The Brokpa, the semi-nomads of the villages of Merak and Sakteng are said to have migrated to Bhutan a few centuries ago from the Tshona region of Southern Tibet. Thriving on rearing yaks and sheep, the Brokpas have maintained many of their unique traditions and customs.
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  • Locally produced 'juma' blood sausage for sale at the Sunday market in Paro, Western Bhutan. Paro's weekly market is a small traditional market and the place to purchase Bhutan's unique local products.
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  • Situated in Western Bhutan, Thimphu is the capital city and also the name of the valley which has an average elevation of 2300m. With an estimated population of around 100,000 Thimphu is Bhutan's largest city. Rapid expansion following rural exodus has resulted in rebuilding in the city centre and mushrooming suburban development elsewhere. By regulation, all buildings are required to be designed in traditional style with Buddhist paintings and motifs.
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  • A framed photograph of the wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck to commoner Jetsun Pema at Punakha Dzong on 13 October 2011 - in a tourist restaurant in Punakha, Western Bhutan. Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the fifth and current reigning Druk Gyalpo or "Dragon King" of the Kingdom of Bhutan.
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  • A young Bhutanese woman sunbathing next to a pine needle stack in the Haa valley, Western Bhutan. Pine needles are collected from the forests and used as animal bedding by farmers in remote areas. Despite rapid urbanisation, the majority of people, 66% of all households, still live in rural Bhutan, most dependent on the cultivation of crops and livestock breeding.
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  • Portait of a Bhutanese woman wearing a kira, the traditional dress outside her home in Yangthang village, Haa valley, Western Bhutan. The kira is the national dress for women in Bhutan. It is an ankle-length dress consisting of a rectangular piece of woven fabric, wrapped and folded around the body and pinned at both shoulders, usually with silver brooches, and bound at the waist with a long belt. Women's hair is usually cut short.
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  • Arrows resting against a wall during an archery tournament in Thimphu, Western Bhutan. 'Datse' (archery) is Bhutan's national sport and is played wherever there is enough space and remains the favourite sport for men of all ages. There are archery tournaments held throughout the country. The targets are placed 140m apart. If the contestant hits his target, his team mates will perform a slow dance and sing his praises, while he slips a coloured scarf into his belt.
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  • A view of Thimphu from the Buddha Dordenma, Western Bhutan. Thimphu is the capital city and also the name of the valley which has an average elevation of 2300m. With an estimated population of around 100,000 Thimphu is Bhutan's largest city. Rapid expansion following rural exodus has resulted in rebuilding in the city centre and mushrooming suburban development elsewhere. By regulation, all buildings are required to be designed in traditional style with Buddhist paintings and motifs.
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  • A farmer wearing a handwoven kira, the Bhutanese national dress, dries rice outside her home in Richengang village near Wangdue, Western Bhutan. Despite rapid urbanisation, the majority of people, 66% of all households, still live in rural Bhutan, most dependent on the cultivation of crops and livestock breeding.
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  • Families relaxing at Gasa tsachhu (hot springs) in Jigme Dorji National Park, Western Bhutan. At Gasa hot springs there are five pools with water temperature ranging from mild to extremely hot. During the winter months when farming work is done, families from all over Bhutan come here to relax in the restorative pools for many days.
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  • Families relaxing at Gasa tsachhu (hot springs) in Jigme Dorji National Park, Western Bhutan. At Gasa hot springs there are five pools with water temperature ranging from mild to extremely hot. During the winter months when farming work is done, families from all over Bhutan come here to relax in the restorative pools for many days.
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  • Families relaxing at Gasa tsachhu (hot springs) in Jigme Dorji National Park, Western Bhutan. At Gasa hot springs there are five pools with water temperature ranging from mild to extremely hot. During the winter months when farming work is done, families from all over Bhutan come here to relax in the restorative pools for many days.
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  • Traditional Bhutanese dancing at the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the Black-necked Crane festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight its significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • The audience watching the performances at he Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmer catches sheep before dosing with salt using a bamboo tube which they do every day, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • A sheep farmer holds bamboo tubes used for dosing sheep with salt which they do every day, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmers dosing their sheep with salt using a bamboo tube which they do every day, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmers dosing their sheep with salt using a bamboo tube which they do every day, Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • Sheep farmer’s grand-daughter holds a small lamb at a sheep farm in Chubja, Bhutan. With the easy availability of commercially processed wool and other alternatives for fabric for weaving, and the lack of human resources to look after the sheep, farming of sheep has gradually been in decline in Bhutan.
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  • A child from Bayta Primary School dressed as a crane before performing the Black-necked Crane dance ‘Ngachey Thrung Thrung Detshu’ at the Black-necked Crane Festival at Gangte Goemba, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan. Every year on November 11th, the local community hosts the festival at Gangte Goemba, to highlight the cranes significance to the valley. Phobjikha Valley is the most significant overwintering ground of the rare and endangered Black-necked Crane in Bhutan.
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