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Yosel Choling Lhakhang or Throma Lhakhang

Description Yosel Choling Lhakhang, also known as Throma Lhakhang, sits at the end of the valley in the part of Panbang town known as Sonamthang. The recently built lhakhang is located 2.05 KM away...

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Royal Manas National Park

Description The Royal Manas National Park covers an area of 1057 kilometer square – 653 kms(2) of core zone and 404 Kms(2) of multiple use zone areas – and falls at the tri-junction of three...

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Buli Tsho

Description Tshomen Kuntu Zangmo commonly known as Buli Menmo is believed to be the deity of the Buli Tsho (Lake). The Buli lake is situated in the heart of a thick forest covering an area of 4.4 acres...

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Buli Khelam Gonpai Lhakhang

Description Buli Khelam Gonpai Lhakhang is a privately-owned temple, and it is located in Buli Gonpa village. One can reach the lhakhang from the main road point at Tali la. From Tali la, it takes...

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Dechenling/Tangsibi Lhakhang

Description Dechenlinglhakhang,locally known asTangsibilhakhang,is situated in the heart of Tangsibi village. There are 65 households, which are divided into two areas—Goenpaand Trongpa. The village...

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Tashiling Lhakhang

Description Tashiling lhakhang, the hermitage (Tshamkhang) of Terton (Treasure Discoverer) Sherab Mebar is situated west of Tangsibi village. Ever since the lhakhang was established, the local people...

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Thendrel Choeling Monastery/Thanglajong Lhakhang

Description Thanglajong Lhakhang is community-owned temple located at Thanglajong village, Trong gewog (block), Zhemgang district, which is at an elevation of 964 m. The turnoff to Thanglajong is...

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Monmo Tokto Lhakhang

Description Monmo Tokto Lhakhang features more of Tibetan architectural design. It is a two-story Lhakhang built on a hill. The ground floor is just used as a store and the upper floor consists of a...

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Kheng Buli Khar Lhakhang/Bar lhakhang

Description Khar Lhakhang is a community-owned temple located in the middle of Buli village, Zhemgang. It is a one-story temple built in Bhutanese traditional architecture with a pinnacle. The junction...

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Houses of Bjoka and Ngangla Trong

Description Until recently, only the Khoche (Lords) families in Bjoka and in Ngangla had a house made of stone and wood in the Central Bhutanese style which they were built at the end of the 19th c....

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