06 April, 2020

Places visited at Yangtse

Tashiyangtse Dzongkhag in the eastern part of Bhutan comprises of sacred places that were blessed by Guru Rinpoche among the six eastern Dzongkhags.  Even the town looks so beautiful with the traditional design of houses. The town is so peace at night and also its appreciating to know the people of all ages visits Choeten kora right from the morning hours.
Chorten Kora


Old Yangtse dzong





























View from Rigsum Gonpa Monastery
Our visit to Obma nye under Toedtsho Gewog took more than two hours from road point. One of the interesting moments on the way were snapping photos on the bridge and taking rest in newly build canopy while having tea and snacks. Omba is popularly known as Taktshang of the East and the lhakhang is located on the cliff as well. One of the astonishing things to notice at Omba ney is that the holy letters can be seen on the rocks.
Omba nye   












A visit to Rigsum gonpa monastery under Bumdeling Gewog needs stamina to walk for more than hours where we took more than four hours walking through the woods. If one starts journey early in the morning towards gonpa, then one might return back on the same day. One of the best memories of the visit is that one of the dogs met on the way guide us to the lhakhang where we grasp beautiful scenery of the lhakhang from the view point. Gonpa lies on top of the mountain with cold winds around and one could observe beautiful mountain peaks covered with snow.


A journey to Dechen phodrang starts from Yangtse town following Seb farm road towards the Woming na. Walk from the bridge leads to the Dechen phodrang lhakhang where one could notice lovely scenery with the small streams and gigantic holy rocks.

A way to Gongza nye starts from Doksum but from the end of road point, one have to walk by the riverside and it took more than hour to reach there through the path. One of the good timing of the visit is that if you visit in winter you could see all the holy rocks and stones of unique shapes lying by the side of the river but all of those stones will be submerged during the summer.
Gom Kora is located just below the highway on the way towards yangtse. There were holy rocks with important significance and relics too. Kapaling Lhakhang is located above Gom Kora about 10-15 minute walk from the highway.


Rigsum Gonpa
Monastery














Above Gom kora
Gongza Nye



















Surrounding of Dechenphodrang