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Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, born in 1980, is the fifth Druk Gyalpo, or Dragon King, of Bhutan. He succeeded his father, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, after the latter's abdication in 2006 and was formally crowned in 2008, the year Bhutan adopted its democratic constitution. His reign has coincided wit...
The Druk Wangyal Chortens are a group of 108 Buddhist stupas at Dochula Pass in Bhutan, about 3,100 metres above sea level. They were commissioned by Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck and completed in 2004 in remembrance of Bhutanese soldiers who died during military operations against insurg...
The Memorial Chorten is a large Tibetan style Buddhist stupa in Thimphu, Bhutan, built in 1974 in memory of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, the country's third king. Unlike a conventional tomb, it does not contain the king's remains and instead represents the Buddhist mind and teachings. The monument is an a...
A rare cylindrical chorten-shaped temple in Paro, Bhutan, built in the 15th century by the iron-chain bridge builder Thangtong Gyalpo, with three floors symbolizing hell, earth, and heaven.
An 18th-century stupa in Trashiyangtse, eastern Bhutan, modeled closely on Nepal's Boudhanath stupa and the focal point of an annual two-week circumambulation festival each spring.
Bhutanese cuisine is characterized by chili peppers—often consumed daily—and fermented foods like cheese and kema (dried meat), reflecting its Himalayan origins and agricultural practices.
