Namgyal Chorten

Namgyal Chorten

a pagoda to bring world peace by the Queen Mother of Bhutan

Location: 

Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Temple

Duration: 

Monday, August 21, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Namgyal Chorten: religious stupa built by the Queen Mother of Bhutaninfo-icon
  2. Ideology: the pagoda was built with a noble intention, to bring world peace 
  3. Po & Mo River: great hike from the river up to the Buddhist temple
  4. Rice paddy fields: crossing and overlooking beautiful green rice terraces
  5. Photography: as always not allowed inside of Bhutan Buddhist Temples

Image sources

  1. Me overlooking Po & Mo River
  2. Kamsum Yul-le Namgyal Choten
  3. Farmer with her donkey
  4. Rice paddy fields in Bhutan
  5. Buddhist tantric god in Namgyal Choten

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