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Bumtang Tang in the region of Bhutan (general) is a town in Bhutan - some 73 mi or ( 117 km ) East of Thimphu , the country's capital city .
Current time in Bumtang Tang is now 04:24 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Thimphu " with a UTC offset of 6 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Dhaka, Wangchukling, Trongsa, Thimphu, and Trashi Yangtse. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Dhaka . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Bumtang Tang ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Kurjey Lhakang
A short clip from the Kurjey Lhakang complex north of Jakar in the district of Bumthang, Bhutan. ..
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Woman in water mill, east Bhutan ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Tang Gewog
Tang Gewog is a gewog (village block) of Bumthang District, Bhutan.
Located at 27.56 90.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Lhodrakarchu Monastery
Lhodrakarchu Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Bumthang District in central Bhutan. The monastery overlooks Jakar Dzong and the town of Jakar. The monastery is a recent construction, and began being built in the 1990s in the traditional Dzong architectural style following funding from international and Bhutanese donors. As of 2006 the monastery was still not entirely completed. Nevertheless the monastery is home to about 250 monks, many of them children and young adults.
Located at 27.58 90.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Kungzandra Monastery
Kungzandra Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in the Tang Valley of central Bhutan. The monastery lies at an altitude of 3,350 metres (10,990 feet) in the hollow of a cliff. Guru Rinpoche and his disciple Namkhe Nyingpo are said to have meditated here at the end of the 8th century. The current monastery, however, was established in 1488 by Pema Lingpa.
Located at 27.55 90.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Ogyen Choeling Monastery
Ogyen Choeling Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Bhutan.
Located at 27.59 90.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Ngang Lhakhang
Ngang Lhakhang is a Buddhist monastery in the Choekhor Valley of central Bhutan. It is located not for from Draphe Dzong, which was the residence of the Choekhor Penlop who was ruling the valley before the Drukpa conquest in the 17th century. Also known as the "Swan temple", Ngang lies on the right side of the valley. It is a private temple, built in the 16th century by a Tibetan lama named Namkha Samdrip, who also built Namkhoe Lhakhang in the Tang Valley.
Located at 27.65 90.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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