Lhuentse Dzong
Highlights
- On a hilltop above the Kuri Chhu
- Sacred bronze Tshepamey statue
- Origins go back to the 1550s
Lhuendrup Rinchentse Dzong stands on a hilltop above the Kuri Chhu. Yongzin Ngagi Wangchuk first built a small dzong here in the 1550s, and the Trongsa Penlop Minjur Tenpa later built the present one. It is the district's seat, and its most sacred object is a bronze Tshepamey statue.
Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
More to see in Lhuentse
Khoma village
Khoma, about 10 km from Lhuentse Dzong, is the home of kishuthara, the patterned silk kira worn for tshechus and other festive days. Girls start learning as young as eight, most weaving is done in winter when farm work slows, and the most elaborate pieces take up to a year.
Takila Guru statue
Guru Nangsa Zelnen, a 154-foot (about 47 m) statue of Guru Rinpoche, stands at Takila, about 15 km from the Tangmachu bridge. Work began in March 2008 and it was consecrated in 2015. Eight large and 108 small chortens stand around it.
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