Bhutan or the “Land of Thunder Dragon” is the only country in the world where tantric form of Mahayana Buddhism is practiced. Many Buddhist saints & scholars visited this sacred land since the 7th century A.D for meditation and retreat. Since then Buddhism flourished and many temples,
Almost 70% of Bhutan is under forest cover with varieties of species from tropical to alpine. Bhutan is also known as the land of medicinal herbs and over 5000 species of plants are found in Bhutan. Some alpine and sub alpine flowers include lichens, mosses, tiny rhododendrons, nivale, edelweiss, blue puppy
The unique geographical location and its extensive variation in altitude ranging from 200meters in the south to over 7000 meters in the north makes Bhutan home for impressive diversity of animals and plants.
The festivals in Bhutan are numerous. Each district performs annual festival (tsechu) that falls on the 10th day of the month of the Bhutanese calendar. It is the spiritual occasion in honour of Guru Padmashambhava......
