Travel Bhutan - Tango Monastery site has had religious significance since the 12th century when it was the home of the Lama who brought the Drukpa Kagyupa school of Buddhism to Bhutan. The monastery was built there in the 15th century by Drukpa Kunley ("The Divine Madman" ). Tango is the highest center of Buddhist learning in the country; most monks completed the 9-year program there. After completing that program, monks traditionally spend 3 years, 3 months and 3 days in mediation at the nearby Cheri Goemba retreat, built in 1619 by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the founder or first unifier of Bhutan. It is currently the home of an 11 year old boy believed to be the seventh reincarnation of the fourth desi, or ruler, of Bhutan.   www.bhutanbesttravel.com

Travel Bhutan - Nalakhar Tsechu (6 to 8 Dec) – This is a small annual festival held in rural Bumthang at the Ngaa Lhakhang (monastery). The tsechu is attended by the locals from Choekhor and other neighboring villages. The tsechu is held to bring happiness, better harvest, and prosperity to the village of Choekhor and to Bhutan, as a whole.  Travel Bhutan with  www.bhutanbesttravel.com    with a whole new travel experience!