Some times called Gomphu Kora (Gomphu meaning Mediation Place and Kora meaning Circumambulation) is a picturesque temple just 13 Kms away from Trashigang Chazam (Iron bridge). It is believed that Guru Rinpoche, an 8th century Buddhist saint responsible for bringing Buddhism to Bhutan, meditated here and left a body impression on the rock. The Guru Read More…

A 2 hour drive from Trashigang is Chorten Kora, modeled after Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, where local people and Dakpa people from Arunachal Pradesh (India) gather in February/March for a festival to circumambulate the chorten.  A similar festival in Gom Kora takes place 10 days later. Bumdeling to the north is home to wintering black-necked Read More…