Dochula Pass en-route to Punakha

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Dochula Pass and the Wangyal Khangzang Chortens, dedicated to H. M. the King.

There are 108 recently constructed chortens, an auspicious number for Buddhists, it is the number of beads on a rosary and a favoured number of prostrations per day.  In  the heavy mist the chortens and prayer flags provide a serene atmosphere.

From this vantage point it is possible to see seven mountain peaks including Mount Gangkar Punsum at 7497m the highest in Bhutan . 

But not today!

The Young Recruit

 

Police were in training for the coronation crowds expected to descend on Thimphu.  Hopefully the road will be wider and smoother, waltzing rather than jiving. 

Over the Pass we travel through a lush green fertile valley to the 'market garden' of Bhutan

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