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Road to Laya - Bhutan
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Man holding ropes that hold the Thongdrel. Rolling and packing of the Thongdrel. A Thongdrel is a large appliqué religious image normally only unveiled during tsechus, the main religious festivals in Bhutan. They are the largest form of thangka paintings in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tshechu of the Gasa monastery on the road leading to Laya. Tshechu are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. Tshechus are large social gatherings, which perform the function of social bonding among people of remote and spread-out villages.

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Man holding ropes that hold the Thongdrel. Rolling and packing of the Thongdrel. A Thongdrel is a large appliqué religious image normally only unveiled during tsechus, the main religious festivals in Bhutan. They are the largest form of thangka paintings in the tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tshechu of the Gasa monastery on the road leading to Laya. Tshechu are annual religious Bhutanese festivals held in each district on the tenth day of a month of the lunar Tibetan calendar. Tshechus are large social gatherings, which perform the function of social bonding among people of remote and spread-out villages.