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May 10th 2012
Published: May 20th 2012
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CONTRAST IN PANAKHA: The Bedazzling Dzong & the Crumbled Village PANAKHA: According to my itinerary, I was to go to Panakah on my second day. The agency, which had already changed my hotels, also changed my itinerary. I insisted on proceeding to Panakan valley on the originally planned date, but this would require a change on my “visa” for the restricted-area travel permit!!! That’s w... Read Full Entry



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Villagers getting rice readyVillagers getting rice ready
Villagers getting rice ready
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washing clothe, the ancient way.washing clothe, the ancient way.
washing clothe, the ancient way.
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To ridden bad spirit, this type of offering...
is place on strategic location.
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vilalge view
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village boy
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Women at window
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Women at another window
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Village up on the hill
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Elder working, preparing rice
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Look on the windows
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Woman at the window



20th May 2012

liliram
liliram

Which village?
Went to a poor village too in the Punakha area. Which village is this, Patricia?
21st May 2012

Patricia Somewhere
Patricia MC

village...
Lili. I don't have the name with me here, but it's a very poor area. I am now in Indonesia, about 2 hours from Singaraja, on north north of Bali, helping a very sick boy. See his link on my NGO site: helpingchildrenheal.com
7th September 2012

Brice1306
Brice

Punakha
Punakha, at the confluence of two mighty Himalayan rivers! At the Dzong, I was enchanted by the wall murals depicting he story of the Guru Rimpoche and the establishment of Tantric Buddhism..

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