Bhutan, Paro

Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་ཡུལ་; Wylie: 'druk yul; Nepali: भूटान).

Paro (སྤ་རོ་, Wylie: spa ro) city is the seat of Paro District in the Paro Valley of Bhutan which is the gateway to Bhutan as it is home to Paro Airport, Bhutan's only international airport. Paro is also famous for the Rinpung Dzong (Paro Dzong) a fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro valley which was first built on by Padma Sambhava at the beginning of the tenth century.

Bhutan - the land of the thunder dragon is also a land from a different time. Steeped in tradition and culture the only way to truly appreciate it is by visiting it. "The land of the Thunder Dragon" - Druk Yul, as its called in Tibetian is indeed, the Last Shangrila protected by the mighty Himalayas from the rest of the world. Bhutan is only country where the Monarch rule is still in existence and the Kingdom is blissfully untouched. Hidden in the Eastern Himalayas between India and Tibet and as big as Switzerland, but sparsely populated, Bhutan is as pristine as it gets.

National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong.
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National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong.
National Museum Bhutan cultural museum Paro renovated Tadzong Rinpung Dzong BTN geolat27.42952266 geolon89.42602216 geotagged
Ta-Dzong Renovation project has taken off with effect from July 1st 2014 and it is expected to be completed by December 2016 coinciding with the golden jubilee. National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong.
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Ta-Dzong Renovation project has taken off with effect from July 1st 2014 and it is expected to be completed by December 2016 coinciding with the golden jubilee. National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong.
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National Museum of Bhutan is being fully renovated. A cultural museum of Paro, Bhutan. The National Museum of Bhutan is among the few educational institutions that interpret the history and culture of Bhutan through its exhibits, conducting symposiums, publication of research findings and conservation of artifacts.It boasts a rich variety of artifacts from all over the country representing different eras, as early at 4000 B.C E. to the present day. A visit through the galleries shows the countryâ€™s transition from the Stone Age to a modern Mahayanist Buddhist.
National Museum Bhutan cultural museum Paro renovated Tadzong Rinpung Dzong BTN geolat27.42899459 geolon89.42581549 geotagged
Ta-Dzong Renovation project has taken off with effect from July 1st 2014 and it is expected to be completed by December 2016 coinciding with the golden jubilee. National Museum of Bhutan is being fully renovated. A cultural museum of Paro, Bhutan. The National Museum of Bhutan is among the few educational institutions that interpret the history and culture of Bhutan through its exhibits, conducting symposiums, publication of research findings and conservation of artifacts.It boasts a rich variety of artifacts from all over the country representing different eras, as early at 4000 B.C E. to the present day. A visit through the galleries shows the countryâ€™s transition from the Stone Age to a modern Mahayanist Buddhist.
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National Museum of Bhutan is a cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan. Established in 1968, in the renovated ancient Ta-dzong building, above Rinpung Dzong.
National Museum Bhutan cultural museum Paro renovated Tadzong Rinpung Dzong BTN geolat27.42829031 geolon89.42577107 geotagged
Ta-Dzong Renovation project has taken off with effect from July 1st 2014 and it is expected to be completed by December 2016 coinciding with the golden jubilee. National Museum of Bhutan is being fully renovated. A cultural museum of Paro, Bhutan. The National Museum of Bhutan is among the few educational institutions that interpret the history and culture of Bhutan through its exhibits, conducting symposiums, publication of research findings and conservation of artifacts.It boasts a rich variety of artifacts from all over the country representing different eras, as early at 4000 B.C E. to the present day. A visit through the galleries shows the countryâ€™s transition from the Stone Age to a modern Mahayanist Buddhist.
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Children playing after school in Paro, Bhutan.
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Old ladies carrying heavy loads on the roads of Paro, Bhutan.
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Old ladies carrying heavy loads on the roads of Paro, Bhutan.
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Rinpung Dzong seen from the National Museum of Bhutan - the cultural museum in the town of Paro in western Bhutan.
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Buddhist wall paintings at Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist wall paintings at Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Officials inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Officials inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
monastary buddhist Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong dzong fortress Drukpa Lineage Kagyu school Paro District Bhutan Monastic Body government administrative offices Paro Dzongkhag BTN geolat27.42662990 geolon89.42308991 geotagged Paro
Officials inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
monastary buddhist Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong dzong fortress Drukpa Lineage Kagyu school Paro District Bhutan Monastic Body government administrative offices Paro Dzongkhag BTN geolat27.42658050 geolon89.42302965 geotagged Paro
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
Bhutan Drukpa Lineage Kagyu school Monastic Body Paro District Paro Dzongkhag Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong buddhist buddhist monks dzong fortress government administrative offices monastary BTN geolat27.42658127 geolon89.42323815 geotagged Paro
Officials inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag.
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
Bhutan Drukpa Lineage Kagyu school Monastic Body Paro District Paro Dzongkhag Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong buddhist buddhist monks dzong fortress government administrative offices monastary BTN geolat27.42659045 geolon89.42298205 geotagged Paro
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
Bhutan Drukpa Lineage Kagyu school Monastic Body Paro District Paro Dzongkhag Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong buddhist buddhist monks dzong fortress government administrative offices monastary BTN geolat27.42662324 geolon89.42303568 geotagged Paro
Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Monks offer prayers and blessings at the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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View from the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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View from the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Monks offer prayers and blessings at the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Monks offer prayers and blessings at the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Buddhist monks inside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Monks offer prayers and blessings at the Paro Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
Bhutan BTN geolat27.42664857 geolon89.42309334 geotagged Paro
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
Bhutan BTN geolat27.42692639 geolon89.42423424 geotagged Paro
Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan. It houses the district Monastic Body and government administrative offices of Paro Dzongkhag
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Mother and child on a bridge just outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
Bhutan BTN geolat27.42484758 geolon89.42178213 geotagged Paro
Mother and child on a bridge just outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
Bhutan BTN geolat27.42484369 geolon89.42179405 geotagged Paro
Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
Bhutan BTN geolat27.42502546 geolon89.42170195 geotagged Paro
Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Smiling, laughing, beautiful young girl students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Smiling, laughing, beautiful young girl students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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Students on a bridge right outside Paro Rinpung Dzong. Rinpung Dzong is a large dzong - Buddhist monastery and fortress - of the Drukpa Lineage of the Kagyu school in Paro District in Bhutan.
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