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Bhutanese Culture (Bhutan: part 3)

Oct 05, 2024 Trips

This is the final newsletter for Bhutan. If you missed the others, you can view the prior ones here and here.

A group of men watching a game, if I recall, while a festival with music and dancing was happening just outside the window.
A worker planes a timber in his outdoor shop. 
Children playing at the large prayer wheel in the town square of Paro.
A young kid participating in the procession leading up to a festival. 
Herding the flock of cows through town. 
A woman walking around a stupa spinning the prayer wheels, each wheel counting as a prayer, while keeping track of the count with her prayer beads.
The basket weaver. Met alongside a hiking path. He’s apparently a herder who lives across this valley.
Two kids outside of school. 
A traditional dancer poses with his mask. These masks are wood carved and very intricate. They are passed down from generation to generation. If I understood correctly, this mask is older than our country.
A dancer at a festival playing a traditional drum.
A dancer (with long exposure).
A dancer taking a break to enjoy a Jumpy-brand juice drink – rather appropriate given the dances.
A traditional dancer playing a wooden flute. 
Dad and son taking a call.
A yak herder we met on a mountain pass where he lives with his wife and their herd. 
The festivals, which run all day, can be long even for the locals.

All photos from April 2024.

If you’re headed to Bhutan and need a guide, for photography or otherwise, please get in touch. I’d be happy to share my contacts.

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