Readying the Fields
Bhutan. A farmer plows his field with traditional methods, using oxen.
Man entering a shop in Bhutan.
A man walks into Your Size clothing shop in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Tashichho Dzong
Bhutan. cultivated fields around the Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu.
Old Men chatting outside temple, Thimphu, Bhutan
Bhutan, Thimphu. Two older men take a break from prayers to sit and chat outside Zilukha Anim Dratshang nunnery.
A Bhutanese nun fills butter lamps, Thimpu.
Bhutan, Thimphu. A Nun fills butter lamps in the prayer house at the Zilukha Anim Dratshang nunnery, Thimphu.
Feeding the pigeons, Tashichho Dzong, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A monk feeds pigeons at Tashichho Dzong, Timphu.
Entrance to Tashichho Dzong in Thimphu, Bhutan.
Bhutan, Thimphu. Bhutanese men exiting Tashichho Dzong.
Temple entrance, Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu.
Bhutan, a monk descending the steep steps of the temple at Tashichho Dzong, Thimphu.
Prayer Flags and Stupas, Dochu La, Bhutan.
Bhutan. Stupas and prayer flags atop Docha La Pass in central Bhutan.
Women walking past fields, Bhutan.
Bhutan. Women walk to the fertility temple of Chimi Lhakhang to have their children named by the head Llama.
Young mothers walking with children, Bhutan.
Women walk to the Chimi Lhakhang, the fertility temple, to get their children named in Punakha region of Bhutan.
"Bad" Boys of Bhutan.
Bhutan. Serious expressions on three young monk initiates at Chimi Lhakhang temple.
Boy monks, Bhutan.
Bhutan. Smiling young monk initiates at Chimi Lhakhang temple.
Drying mud bricks, Bhutan.
Bhutan. Drying mud bricks in the fields of the Punakha region.
Water-driven prayer wheel, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A water-driven prayer wheel inside a stupa sits amongst the agricultural fields of central Bhutan.
Smiling Bhutanese Man.
Bhutan. A man walking through fields near his village stops for a friendly chat.
Monk at temple entrance, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A monk descends the steep steps of Punakha Dzong.
Monk and temple entrance, Punakha Dzong, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A monk walks past the entrance to Punakha Dzong.
Happy Schoolchildren, Bhutan.
Bhutan. Children ham it up for the camera in a countryside school.
Bhutanese schoolboy.
Bhutan. A young schoolboy poses for the camera at a high country school.
Transport Lorry, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A truck transporting goods in central Bhutan.
The Debate.
Bhutan. Monks in challenge groups outside in the college courtyard. They test each other with religious questions.
Monks in debate groups.
Temple Gong, Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan.
Bhutan. A detailed view of a temple gong at Trongsa Dzong.
