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 pressed wrong buttons on my camera. It refused to focus on main subject as snow flakes continued to disturb its focus area.
I was at least able to get few pictures of Buddha Dordhenma with its reflection on its wet foreground.
I could see many excited visitors experiencing the snowfall. They were literally shouting and screaming with excitement. While they were most probably seeing snow flakes for the first time, I thought the guides or leaders should have been educated on do(s) and don’t(s) of host country.
Without any sign of weather getting better, I returned home with hopes of getting better pictures some other time.
At the time of writing this post, whole valley of Thimphu was getting the first snowfall of 2019.
Buddha Dordhenma statue in Thimphu, Bhutan
One of the Dakini statues at Kuensel Phodrang
Excited tourists at Kuensel Phodrang
