Religious candles burn in a Dzong.
And also in Dzong and Chorten.
The first two hereditary kings ruled from this Dzong.
En route you will stop at the Simtokha Dzong for another short photo session.
This Dzong became Bhutan's first jail in 1976
but has since returned to its monastic origins.
The current Dzong was reconstructed in the 1960's in traditional Bhutanese style,
without nails or architectural plans.
This majestic Dzong served as both the religious and the administrative center of Bhutan in the past.
The place of profound tantric teaching, this Dzong now houses a school for the study of the Dzongkha language.
See the Tashichho Dzong(Fortress of the Glorious Religion),
the current seat of government and home to the King's throne room and offices.
Explore the Tashichho Dzong(Fortress of the Glorious Religion),
the current seat of government and home to the King's throne room and offices.
Later in the dusk as soon as the lights are on,
drive to a location near the Rinpung Dzong for a night shoot.
Next you will set out for Thimphu, stopping en route at the Dogar Dobji Dzong, a 16th century structure, built
by the brother of the Divine Madman, Drukpa Kinley.
Zhidar was unpopular for his
corvee tax(he sought to rebuild a major Dzong in one year,
an unreasonable goal), as well as for his overtures to the Manchu Emperors which threatened Bhutanese independence.