The Colours of Bhutan
Bhutan is a riot of colour and art, both natural and man-made. Colourful prayer flags fly from mountain tops, garudas spring off monastery walls and ordinary houses are decorated with motifs and phalluses. Over the past few weeks I’ve published a lot of writing from my trip to Bhutan a few years ago, but now it’s time to let the pictures tell the story.
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The "Four Friends", at Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Thimphu streets
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The rural Bhutanese traditionally paint a phallus next to the doors of their homes, to ward off evil spirits
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Prayer flags on the way to Taktshang Goemba (Tiger's Nest Monastery)
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Prayer flags at Buddha Point, Thimphu
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Pilgrims circumambulating the National Chorten, Thimphu
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In the Rinpun Dzong (Paro Monastery), Bhutan. THe different sections of the wheel explain the different forms of existence, from a good human life, to a wicked one, heaven, hell, the animal kingdom and nirvana
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Garuda on Trashi Chhoe Dzong (Thimphu Monastery)
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Elderly man and a prayer wheel at the National Chorten, Thimphu
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Drugyel Dzong (Monastery), Drugyel
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Downtown Thimphu
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Downtown Thimphu
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Buddha Point, Thimphu
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Prayer flags near Takhtshang Monastery
Tremendous pictures. Amazing photographer you are . 🙂
Thanks Haroon 🙂
Looks like a pretty part of the world. Love the prayer flags. And downtown Thimphu looks fun! 🙂
Downtown Thimphu is intriguing!!! It’s a seriously beautiful place 🙂
Same I would say for Sikkim – prayer flags, monasteries, crockery, flowers…colors are everywhere in these awe-inspiring places.
Thanks for stopping by, Renuka 🙂 I’d love to go to Sikkim one day! Until then, I’m living vicariously through your blog posts!!
The colors of Bhutan remind me of Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. I absolutely adored exploring the temples and taking pictures of the walls. Great gallery, Tim! The picture of elderly man and a prayer wheel at the National Chorten, Thimphu took my breath away!
It looks a lot like what I imagine Tibet to be like, although I imagine Tibet to be much drier and colder. Thanks for stopping by, Agness! And yep, I was so glad when I got that click 😀
how beautiful! Awesome job Tim!
Thanks Andrew!! Yep, Bhutan is a beauty 🙂