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Gantey Gompa

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Gantey Gompa is the monastery of Phobjika Valley. Its golden roof has particular significance for the revered black neck cranes who migrate here from Ladakh for the winter and use the roof as a point...

Destinations: Thimphu | Bhutan
Topics: Religion | Traditions | Architecture

Sacred Sites of Bhutan

Kim Indresano - kindresano [1,077]

We have never seen anything like the enormous fortress monasteries, called Dzongs. Their size is truly impressive and they reign as the center of cultural and religious life, and once served as...

Destinations: Thimphu | Bhutan
Topics: Culture | Religion | Traditions
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