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Bhutan Arts and Crafts | Solange Hando | Bhutan, Bhutan, Paro

Murals embellish every temple and shrine but act above all as teaching tools and aids to meditation, depicting the Wheel of Life and gurus and gods, according to rules prescribed in ancient texts

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Royal Trek to Bhutan’s Most Sacred Summit | Martin Li | Bhutan, Bhutan, Paro

Towering poles of Bhuddist prayer flags and chortens (stone monuments containing religious relics and sometimes prayer wheels) speckle colour and texture over a landscape otherwise dominated by the thundering river and forests of blue pine.

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The Thunder Dragon | Solange Hando | Bhutan, Bhutan, Paro

In this tiny Himalayan kingdom tucked between India and Tibet, modern developments have made a cautious appearance but success is still measured in ‘gross national happiness’

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Trek to Rigsum Gompa | Solange Hando | Bhutan, Bhutan, Paro

Our trek started in Tashiyangtse, a pretty town in Eastern Bhutan, tucked in a remote valley where rice terraces glow green and gold on the slopes and prayer wheels tinkle crystal clear above the rushing river

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