Thimphu - Temples

National Memorial Choeten built in 1974 by HM Queen Phuntsho Choden Wangchuck in memory of the Third King of Bhutan	Dennis at the National Memorial Choeten	National Memorial Choeten (stupa), Thimphu, Bhutan	Brialliant white stupa of the National Memorial Choeten with a deep blue sky, Thimphu
National Memorial Chorten, Thimphu, Bhutan	Dennis in his new Bhutanese goh	Dennis at the National Memorial Chorten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten built in honor of the Third Druk Gyalpo, King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1928-1972)
National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	Prayer wheel in a shrine at the National Memorial Choeten	Prayer wheel in a shrine at the National Memorial Choeten	Hall of large prayer wheels, National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu
Dennis, Tandin and Jigme	The "Three" Bhutanese - Dennis, Tandin Jigme	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu
National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu
The main stupa of the National Memorial Choeten	Snow Lion, one of the Tak Seng Chung Druk - "four powerful animals"	The other three are the garuda, the sky dragon and the tiger.	A small stupa with an irregular shape
National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	Bhutanese men with prayer wheels and prayer beads circumambulating the National Memorial Choeten	Bhutanese monk with a prayer wheel
Bhutanese monk with a prayer wheel	Bhutanese woman with a prayer wheel	National Memorial Chorten, Thimphu	Garden of the National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu, Bhutan
Sunflower in the garden of the National Memorial Chorten	Pavilion in the garden of the National Memorial Chorten	Statue at the National Memorial Choeten	Bhutan2009 975.jpg
Statue at the National Memorial Choeten	Three stone carvings on the wall to the National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu	Bhutan2009 977.jpg	The Historic Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche)	Bhutanese monk, Thimphu	Dennis with a Bhutanese monk, Thimphu	Dennis with two monks outside the National Memorial Choeten, Thimphu
Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu, Bhutan	Changangkha Lhakhang - a temple established in the 12th Century	Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu	Dennis at Changangkha Lhakhang
Dennis in his Bhutanese goh at Changangkha Lhakhang	Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu, Bhutan	Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu, Bhutan	Dennis on the terrace of Changangkha Lhakhang high on the slope above Thimphu
Dennis as a Bhutanese	Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu, Bhutan	Changangkha Lhakhang	Gate to Changangkha Lhakhang
"Fortress-like" temple - Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu	Changangkha Lhakhang	Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu	Prayer wheel, Changangkha Lhakhang
Changangkha Lhakhang temple, Thimphu	Tandin spinning the prayer wheels, Changangkha Lhakhang	Dennis spinning the prayer wheels, Changangkha Lhakhang	Prayer wheels encircle the temple
Large double prayer wheel	Prayer wheels, Changangkha Lhakhang, Thimphu	Changangkha Lhakhang courtyard, Thimphu	Prayer wheel, Thimphu