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Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon, set high in the remote Himalayas, remains a land of mystery and intrigue. Rarely visited by western travellers, Bhutan maintains a society where "gross national happiness" is the measure of success. Each year, festivals (tsechus) steeped in tradition take place in Bhutan's temples where monks wear animal masks and dance, whirling around the temple...
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  • Prayer flags across the ravine at Taktshang Goemba Tiger's Nest Monastery in Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Symbolic dancing in traditional dress at the Thangbi Goemba tsechu festival, Chokhor valley, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Dancers at the Wangdu Phodrang Dzong Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Dancing at the Wangdu Phodrang Dzong Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Dancing at the Wangdu Phodrang Dzong Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A masked dancer at the Wangdu Phodrang Dzong Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Black Hat dancer at the Tamshing Goemba tsechu festival, Jakar, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Buddhist monks preparing to participate in  the Tamshing Monastery Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A novice Buddhist monk leans out of a classroom window at Wangdichholing Dzong, Jakar, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A musician in traditional dress at the Tamshing Monastery Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A masked dancer at the Tamshing Monastery Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A masked dancer at the Tamshing Monastery Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Buddhist monk sitting in the dressing room beneath traditional masks at the Thangbi Goemba tsechu festival, Chokhor valley, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A boy enjoying  an elevated spectating position at the Wangdu Phodrang Dzong Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Buddhist monks shelter from gusts of wind at Paro Rinpung Dzong, Paro, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A monk walking past a series of prayer wheels at Paro Rinpung Dzong, Paro, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Buddhist monk blowing into a conch shell at Tamshing Monastery Tsechu festival, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A young boy shows off yoga skills at the Zangto Pelri Lhakhang Monastery in Thimphu, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A girl standing in the doorway to her home in Wangdue Phodrang Dzongkhag, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Buddhist woman holding prayer beads at Gangte Goemba, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A man holding a prayer wheel at the Memorial Chorten, Thimphu, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A novice Buddhist monk studying ancient texts at Wangdichholing Dzong, Jakar, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Buddhist monk at Dechen Phodrang, Thimphu, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • A Buddhist man inside the temple at Tamshing Goemba, Jakar, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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  • Preparing a meal for the monks in the kitchen of Tamshing Goemba monastery, Jakar, Bhutan By photographer Gavin Gough
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