Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival. The Dance of the Black Hats (aka Shanag).

Portrait of a farmer wearing bamboo hat, Bumthang, Bhutan

Punakha Dzong, at the confluence of two rivers, was the venue of the Fifth King of Bhutan's Royal Wedding.

A man at Jakar Dzong wearing a silk shawl known as a kabney over his gho, the national dress for Bhutanese men.

Young monk looking through one of the beautiful carved window frames at Tango Monastery.

Tsholham - traditional knee-length boots that are worn by Bhutanese men during important ceremonial occasions. They are commonly hand-stitched from cow or sheep hide and decorated with brocade and emb...

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival. The Dance of the Black Hats (aka Shanag).

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival. Local performers in traditional attire

Bhutan, Punakha Dzong. Punakha Drubchen Festival, commemorates victory of Bhutanese over Tibetan armies

Female performers talking at a local festival in Paro District, Bhutan

A bhutanese performer at a local festival in Paro District, Bhutan

Punakha Tshechu (otherwise known as Punakha Festival), Punakha Dzong, Punakha, Punakha District, Bhutan

A Bhutanese girl at the Punakha Tshechu (otherwise known as Punakha Festival), Punakha Dzong, Punakha, Punakha District, Bhutan

Punakha Tshechu (otherwise known as Punakha Festival), Punakha Dzong, Punakha, Punakha District, Bhutan

Punakha Tshechu (otherwise known as Punakha Festival), Punakha Dzong, Punakha, Punakha District, Bhutan

Bhutanese Buddhist temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India

Group of young monks practicing a religious dance in the courtyard of Mongar Dzong fortress, Mongar, Mongar District, Bhutan, Asia

Prayer wheels in the outer wall of a temple, Jakar, Bumthang district, Bhutan, Asia

Bhutan, Thimphu, capital of Bhutan. Local archery competition played in traditional Gho, national dress for men. Most popular sport in Bhutan and the National Sport.

Bhutan, Thimphu. Buddha Dordenma statue. Golden statues around one of the largest Buddha statues in the world with a view of the Thimphu Valley below.

Bhutan, Thimphu. Buddha Dordenma statue. One of the largest Buddha statues in the world. Local visitors in traditional attire walking along the golden base of temple.

Asia, Bhutan, Thimpu. Students of Thangka painting at the Institute of Zorig Chusum.

Dancer performing in the Paro Festival, Bhutan.

Asia, Paro, Bhutan. A grandmother waiting for her daughter and grandchildren to finish shopping. Bhutanese are tough hardy people used to living off the land and hard manual work on their farms.

Bhutanese woman, Festival, Gangtey Dzong monastery, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

Buddhist mural, Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan

Buddhist mural, Trongsa Dzong, Bhutan

Lama at Mewang Festival, Bumthang, Bhutan

Hands counting Bhutanese currency, Bhutan

Portrait of a farmer carrying basket, Mangdue Valley, Bhutan

Portrait of two farmers carrying basket of grass, Mangdue Valley, Bhutan

A wall painting of Yulkhorseng, God of the East, with his lute, at the 17th century Paro Dzong.

A chorten built inside the internal courtyard at the 17th century Paro Dzong, one of Bhutan's most impressive and well-known dzongs.

Phallus decoration on the wall of a house in Thimphu.

Bhutanese fabrics stacked up in a shop, Thimphu.

Wall painting in the small butter lamp lhakhang at Dochu La.

Young monk at Chimi Lhakhang, built in 1499 by the 14th Drukpa hierarch, Ngawang Choegyel.