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Popular Picks Happiness is Trekking Share HAPPINESS by posting letters with Stamps made from your best Bhutan photos. Here is how you find happiness in Trekking. Close up Selfie with Mt. Everest. Sit on the left while flying into the country and on the right if Unwind at a yak herder’s camp with hot butter you are flying out. Best on Delhi & Kathmandu flights. tea Wade through fresh mountain creeks Say hello to Takin, the national animal of Bhutan and learn the story behind the mystical animal. Experience the medieval ambience of nomad lifestyles Discover the tales of Phallus and get blessed. Embark on the thrills of Himalayan trek routes Traverse the trails of wild blossoms Tourism Council of Bhutan Being an Olympian - perform balancing act on a suspension bridge . Earn a reward of breathtaking landscapes Tel: +975-2-323251 / 323252 Challenge yourself on Snowman Trek Fax: +975-2-323695 / 337356 Hike up the sacred Taktshang Monastery, popularly known as Tiger’s Nest and watch how it defies gravity. Email: [email protected] Find happiness by having a meal by a river Website: www.tourism.gov.bt Happiness is Adventure Happiness is Festival Happiness is Nature Here is how you find happiness in Adventure. Here is how you find happiness in Festival. Here is how you find happiness in Nature. Enjoy bicycling on some of the world’s highest Join the locals in their finest attires and relish Feel the fresh grass under a blanket of stars road passes their festival meals Add 565+ species of birds in your ornithology Plough a field with a pair of oxen Realize the meaning of life through the acts of dictionary Challenge yourself in paddy plantation dances Spot wildlife from a boat on the Manas river Meet and take selfies with the Atsara, the jester Hit the bullseye with traditional bow and arrow Take a leisurely walk through the pristine of the festival Bike through medieval trails nature Enliven your spirit with a sight of giant scroll Meet monks on hilltop monasteries Hike through the tapestry of Bhutanese colours (Thongdrel) Experience the lesser traveled areas of Bhutan Explore the wild array of flora and fauna Receive blessings from rare display of sacred Learn the art of preparing traditional tea, Suja relics Scroll through protected national parks Experience bolted rock climbing Dress in Bhutanese costume by choosing your Relieve city stress in nature’s lap Romance the untamed rivers favourite colour Happiness is Culture Happiness is Sprituality Happiness isWellness BHUTAN Here is how you find happiness in Culture. Here is how you find happiness in Spirituality. Here is how you find happiness in Wellness. Things to do in Bhutan Sleep under the rafters of an ancients farmhouse Cook Bhutanese dishes and lose your palate to Spread merit by hoisting prayer flags Rejuvenate with herbal and hot stone bath the taste of Emadatsi Practice yoga amid the serene environment Heal your mind with yoga and meditation Savour the locally brewed alcohol, Ara, fried in Immerse in natural Himalayan hot spring eggs Sooth your soul with your favourite book by Rest by a bonfire to drift away to the soothing the riverside Try our indigenous therapies Experience undisrupted calmness of nature melody of folklore music Sit with monks through the chanting of prayers Make a wish by building a miniature stupa out Try your skills with organic cooking from a Discover your inner-self with meditation of mud or flour selection of your favourite organic food Take part in annual rituals with the locals Get married in Bhutan like a royal couple Enjoy a session on meditation with a Renew your wedding vows the Bhutanese style Take lessons on Buddhism from a Buddhist renowned master Milk a cow and try your skills in cheese and master Treat your lungs with a breathe of fresh air butter making Light thousand butter lamps and make a wish everyday Free copy www.tourism.gov.bt MAP OF BHUTAN China Tshendagang Teri Gang Masagang China MAP OF BHUTAN Jaikangphu Gang Nepal Table Mountain Sn Bhutan Tourism Council of Bhutan owman Trek Rodophu Gangalakarchula Thangza Bengla- LEGENDS 16km Narithang Royal Government of Bhutan Tarina desh Dangey Goma Myanmar Wochey m Trek route Dzong Tsimola 17k 15km k Lhedi 8 17km m India (Burma) LEGENDS Lunana m Dangey Tshorim 17k Camp site Monastery facebook.com/destinationbhutan twitter.com/tourismbhutan instagram.com/tourismbhutan International Boundary Kechela 17km 13k Dzong Gangla Karchung Jezelala m Zanam Gangkar Puensum Thailand Pass Manor house MAP OFS BHUTAN District Boundary Monastery Koina Thso Chena n o Chisangang School Wochey Tshachu w 16km Melongyeegang Mountain Trek route m m Lake / Hot Spring 14k a Barmarpo Police station Chamsa n Tre Minchugang Mobile Camp site District Hq Tshendagang Jichu Dramo k Lake Gangjula Base 2 Teri Gang Helipad 18k MasagangT shingku Pass 11km Town m Jaikangphu Gang District Hq BHU Base Camp m Gasa Dzong k Table Mountain Mountain Wa10 rthang Rinchen Zoe la Snowman Trek I Land Entry Gate Gangjula Pass Town Rodophu Gangalakarchula Snowman Trek II Thangza Wireless station Rinchen Zoe 16km Narithang Helipad 14k Tarina Chu Karpo Limithang Laya km Dangey Goma Army Gasa Tshachu m 19 Tholeythang Wochey m S Tsimola 17k 15km Alpine Zone k 19km m 17km Lhedi 8 Pangkhar n 10k m Road Lunana m Dangey Tshorim BHU ow 17k Robluthang Shenjila Laya Trek II Duer Tsachu Alpine Zone 18km 19km Kechela 17km 13k L Jezelala m Zanam Subalpine Zone m a Gangla Karchung Feeder road Jarila ya Rephu Gangkar Puensum Dungkhar Road a S m Thso Chena n n 18k 16k T Tashesa ow r Wochey Tshachu Chisangang Subalpine Zone m e 16km Melongyeegang River Trek Koina m TShumothangempe Tsho k I m Temperate Zone 14k a Barmarpo Feeder road m n k Tre Minchugang 17km 14 Laya Trek II k International airport Temperate Zone 1 14km e k Goblala r BumthangJichu Dramo River Chubu Tshachu Gangjula Base I Subtropical Zone E T 18 Tshingku Ramena Chebesa k 11km a m m Gasa Tshochenchen l u 10k j Khagthang Domestic airport m E k Gasa Dzong g Warthang 37km International airportSubtropical Zone Tempela 3 Rinchen Zoe la Gangjula Pass n Entry / Exit Point Jitchu Drake Lingshi Khang Bum 15k a Punakha Chak Bumthang TrRinchenek Zoe Lhuntse Lingshi Dzong m G Zamina Gasa Tshachu Chu Karpo 14k u Tholeythang Maruothang S m h Pangkhar n Domestic airport imchu Jumolhari Nyelela har Chh h Nga Lhakhang o m C wm Gorsum m 18km Duer Tsachu Khoma (Textile village) 18k k e Dungkhar k Jomolhari Trek II 22 Lhuntshe Dzong d Lh 17k a Du g Thakung m Yelila Pheyphey la n 16k r H Gonpa Karpo n u m o u Trashiyangtse 3k Jangothang 18km T Tempe Tsho Snowman Trek It m a Ugyen Choeling Palace S Sa J r p n Dzong m (Base camp) om e r 12km Punakha Dzong te ol M Dur Choekortoe k in ts n Bongetela h II 14k g Trashiyangtse Shodu22kma m e g II Trek Jomolhari ri Chubu Tshachu T Zham Lingmukha (Dodina) T E Thangbi Lhakhang r a Trongsa 9km Tangmachu T re Ramena 10e km n k III k m Wangduephodrang Schonath Bumthangr k g 16km (Soi Yaktsa) (Soi e 3 17k Soi Yaktsa Tshochenchen T. Zam 37km Talo Lhakhang T m Barshong TPempelahokpey Pemi k Taupang Snowman Trek II Tamshing Tang 15k Pemi Khuruthang r Snowman Trek I PunakhaKurjey Lhakhang Chak Minji Lhuntse e Dolom Kencho Mo Chhu m k 24km Bamji E u Ungar Bumthang Trek Maruothang h ubchepang Jomolhari Trek I 14km m 7k Batpalathang Chungsekha Pelela Shomthang Ta Rimochen Lhakhang har Chh Nangshina Jambay Lhakhang m h m Pho Chhu C Ngang Lhakhang k 18 16km Nubding Thongbu Dongthang m Gorsum Khoma (Textile village) Trashiyangtse e Chorten Kora E 9k k Bumthang Owl Trek 17k Lhuntshe Dzong L ThimphuSephu Chakhar Town d hang 5k h Chhimi Lhak Soi Thangthangka m e g DonglaTrek Samtengang E Pheyphey la u Gonpa Karpo 27k Chari Goenpa 3k Kitiphu 10k n u 18km Trashiyangtse n m R a Thakung Gagar Tr Yotongla Sam od Ugyen Choeling Palace Dzong m u 12km t Lobeysa E a t n M 22km Thongbula l Punakha Dzong e m gla Dur Choekortoe s m Tango n 22k Kham e 13km Dechenphodrang u E g m Tre 28km Zham E al Yuetshola Lingmukha k Thangbi Lhakhang Dungdung Ngesa ek BJakar D a Mebarthso Trongsa 9km Tangmachu T 34k Dodina hu Tr h zongn E E 10km la Tre m Wangduephodrang k Bajothang rp r g Kho c Schonath E n 10k II Trek Laya abji g e o Nm 3k m 10km Lawala Nikkachhu Chazam Talo Lhakhang T T. 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  • Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project

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    Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites Department of Culture Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs. Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites, Department of Culture, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs Page 1 Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project Name of the Project: Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project Location: Gasa Project Duration: March 2014- June 2018 Main Objectives of the Project: To conserve and rehabilitate Gasa Dzong as a significant heritage site in the country To consolidate and rehabilitate the Dzong structure while maintaining the authentic values associated with this important heritage site To create better living standard for the Dzong residents To build new Drasha for the monks , as the Dzong significantly lacks the capacity to accommodate the growing number of monks. Main activities of the Project: Historical research and documentation of the Dzong Conservation and rehabilitation of the existing Dzong structure Overall site development of the Dzong complex including renovation of courtyard, footpath, walls and entrance gate New construction of Tshokhang and Drasha- five blocks with RCC toilets Installation of firefighting system Publication of the Gasa Dzong Conservation Project Funding Agency: Government of India- For the renovation of Dzong Structure Royal Government of Bhutan- For New Construction of Drasha Total allocated budget in 11thFYP (March 24, 2014- June 2018) Nu. 100 million- from GoI Nu. 66.75 million (as per the estimate)- Royal Government of Bhutan Division for Conservation of Heritage Sites, Department of Culture, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs Page 2 Gasa Tashithongmoen Dzong Conservation Project Executing Agency of the Project: The Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs is the main executing agency of the Project.
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    1 Culture Bhutan has a profound cultural diversity. With more than 80 percent of the country being Buddhists, the ways of the Buddhist practice has had a huge impact on the Bhutanese culture. The influence of Buddhism is very visible in the everyday life of the Bhutanese people. The country boasts of thousands of monasteries and the landscape is dotted with stupas, prayer wheels, prayer flags and many other insignias celebrating the Buddhist religion. The preservation of culture has always been accorded the highest of priorities and it was outlined as one of the four main pillars of the country’s unique development philosophy of Gross National Happiness. 2 © Ricardo Viana © Ricardo 3 is a religious festival that begins on the 10th day of the Tshechu Bhutanese calendar. During the festival, monks and laymen dances, folk dances, receive blessings and perform mask dances over a stretch socialize. Besides the religious dances and of three to five days in a temple or songs, atsaras are a major attraction during the monastery. The mask dances are tshechu. Atsaras usually don hilarious looking performed to commemorate the life of masks with large protruding noses and often Guru Padmasambhava and other great with a phallus dangling from the head. They Buddhist masters. signify enlightened wisdom and their acts are intended to cleanse the collective sin of Tshechus customarily conclude with the people gathered to witness the religious the unfurling of a Thongdrel (large dances. scroll painting) of Lord Buddha, Guru Rinpoche, Zhabdrung and other The festival is also an occasion for people to enlightened beings.