Monk with drums at Punakha Dzong   <br />
Punakha Valley, Bhutan 2007.<br />
Until recently it was not only tradition but a law that everyone in the Thunder Dragon Kingdom wore the traditional gho robe and argyle socks that this young Buddhist monk is wearing. This monk has just finished a ceremony in the magnificently renovated Punakha monastery, or Dzong.

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Monk with drums at Punakha Dzong
Punakha Valley, Bhutan 2007.
Until recently it was not only tradition but a law that everyone in the Thunder Dragon Kingdom wore the traditional gho robe and argyle socks that this young Buddhist monk is wearing. This monk has just finished a ceremony in the magnificently renovated Punakha monastery, or Dzong.
  • Date: 15 Nov 2007
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