Friday, June 4, 2010

Bhutan

Common decor/art on the side of houses and buildings.

Prayer flags decorate the hike up to Tiger's nest. You can also see them along any hill or mountain. They increase in amount the closer you get to a temple or bridge or monastery.


Prayer wheels. They have different mantras written on them. You should always spin them clockwise.


A buddhist monk. They can join the monastery as young children or choose to join the monastery later in life. But once a monk you should stay a monk. I guess they don't say nice things about ex-monks.


At a monastery in Paro, Bhutan. Insense burning can be done for many things such as ceremonies. But you can also burn insense as a gift to the gods to bring good weather.





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