To commemorate Zhabdrung Kuchoe on May 2, 2020, I am sharing the most sacred relic, the 16 I's (ང་བཅུ་དྲུག་མ།) of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, the founding father of Bhutan. The wallpapers can be downloaded for most of the phones and [...]
You can download free wallpaper of Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara) by clicking on the respective links below. There are different resolutions of wallpaper designed for specific smartphone and tablet models. Please check your screen resolution and click on corresponding links. iPhone [...]
You can download free wallpaper of Medicine Buddha Mandala and Medicine Buddha by clicking on the respective links below. There are different resolutions of wallpaper designed for specific smartphone models. iPhone 11Pro Max, Xs Max and similar phones: Medicine [...]
Bangkok in Thailand at this time is not so favorable for people like me who is from the mountains. The day temperature soared as high as 37ºC. Despite such extreme differences in weather of Bhutan and Thailand, there are [...]
Despite snowy and rainy weather forecast, I headed out to check if I can get few good pictures of the giant Buddha Dordhenma at Kuensel Phodrang in Thimphu. At almost 1ºC, it was freezing. My fingers were numb. I occasionally [...]
It was a perfect morning. I could hear morning prayers and see devotees gathering at the venue. I knew the early mornings and evenings in Gelephu is different and unique. I was greeted with this morning scene. I spent almost [...]
The day was ending. The wildlife in the Royal Manas National Park campus wasn’t as vibrant as it used to be six years ago. I was there a month early than my previous visit in 2013. I consoled myself with [...]
The Chökyi Gyatso Institute (CGI) in Dewathang, Samdrup Jongkhar, Bhutan, started as a small temple built by Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's maternal grandfather, the late Lama Sonam Zangpo. His great aspiration was for Khyentse Rinpoche to develop Dewathang into a shedra, [...]
The winter is a season when flowers give way to extreme cold and dry period of the year. The deciduous trees retire and wear deserting look without any leaves on them. The lush green grass become dry. The shrubs and [...]
On 3 January 2019 evening, many expected heavy snow. Else, the next day would have been holiday. It was first snowfall of 2019. But that didn't happen. It was only a light snow. The next morning, I headed for a [...]
