I received an invitation from the Sherubtse College on April 5th, 2021, as an External Examiner to visit the college and make necessary documentation for the health of the BA in History programme. I happily accepted the offer and asked the Chief Planning officer of the Royal University of Bhutan, who was at CLCS in the meeting, if he could provide a lift to me from Takste to Sherubtse College. He…
Category: Travelogue-འགྲོ་འགྲུལ།
A trip to Dorji-tse Lhakhang
Coinciding with the descent Water Day-ཁྲུས་འབབ་ my trip to Dorji-tse lhakhang is the joyful moment. Right after breakfast, we started our journey to Dorji-tse lhakhang, to pay our homage and devotion to protecting deity. The Lhakhang was founded by the Chochung, on divine instruction from the protecting deity. I have a special attachment to this temple. I believed, trust and worship existing of divine instruction old tradition of Buddhist practice…
Yueling Namgyel Choling Lhakhang: Nubi Gewog
Description Yueling Namgyel Choling Lhakhang is located in Yueling Village, which is a thirty-minute walk from the Sherubling Higher Secondary. We can also drive to the site, which is 7 kilometers away from Trongsa town and provides a nice vantage point from which to view Trongsa town. History Definitive dates and history of the temple’s construction are not yet known. Nevertheless, the Lhakhang is a sacred one because of its…
My third visit to Taktshang
Paro Taktshang is known for one among a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site in Western Bhutan. Blessed by Guru Padmasambhava, Khandru Yeshey Tshogyel and his disciple Langchen Pelkyi Singye in 8 century AD and many other spiritual masters of different eras. The foundation of the temple was initiated by Gyaltse Tenzin Rabgye in 1692. My mission to Paro Taktshang is successfully completed on December 15, 2018. This is the third…
Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten, one among sacred site at Punakaha
My visit and journey to Khasum Yulley Namgyal Chorten is a blessing in disguise. It is just located around 9 km from Punakha Dzong and a half-hour walk from an uphill footbridge in Yepaisa village. I never thought but could be due to the karmic force. The day also coincides with 10th of the fifth lunar month of Bhutanese calendar, celebrated as the birth day of Guru Padmasambhava, miraculously born…
Trips to Golden Temple, Punjab
Amritsar, most popularly known as Golden Temple is the holiest Gurdwara of Sikhism, located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab (India). It is two hours’ drive from Lovely Professional University (LPU). During my stay at LPU, I took an opportunity to visit Golden Temple, in Amritsar which is most reverence site of the Sikhism. Personally, to visit Golden Temple became one of my utmost hopes and desires, on hearing it’s…