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Bumthang is considered to be heart of Bhutan located at 2700 m above the sea level. It consist of four valley CHUMMY, CHAMKHAR, TANG and URA. It is believe that four different region have four different types of people. The firest chummy is considered as the Land of beauty, especially the women from this valley are considered as the most beautiful in bumthang valley.

People in Chummy basically cultivating, potatoes, buckwheat and barley for their different cuisines and raise livestock’s like cows and yaks

At chummy there is an very scare land mark called THARPALING( meaning the route to the pure land) here the main monastery named chodrak monastery ( the Clift of the hidden treasure of the sutras) it is believed that the site has been visited by the great master Guru padmasambava and hidden the treasure of compassion which will be revel by the prophecy masters in the further.

The Clift has been marked with the door, where you still can see waiting for it’s revellers.

In every monastery in every autumn, people of bumthang have many festivals gathering all the families together and celebrate the celebrations together.

Bumthang is a beautiful place indeed, it culture and tradition which is preserved by people that what makes a Bhutan an happiest place.

Since 7th century, the fire blessing ceremony began. It was celebrated every 15th day 10th month of Bhutanese calendar.It was an very old tradition that the ceremony start with many different performance of mask dance and rituals. During the preparation, the people set up a gate using dry bushes hanging all around. By the end of the day the fire ritual was performed and start to burn the gate.

While the gate burns the people starting running beneath the fire all around for three times, Bhutanese people believe that once they run under the fire gate, their sins and bad karma can be purified by the blessing of fire.

During the day all the families, friends,love ones and thousands of people gather to witness the ceremony and receive blessing.

Me being a Bhutanese from west of Bhutan, it was and tremendous experience and unforgettable moment that I had very much enjoyed. Since the Jamba Lhakhang monastery itself has been very special and scare land marked here in central Bhutan.

Winter in Bhutan is cold, but the view is breath taking, that’s why we do recommend to travel to Bhutan in winter for the best snow mountain view, in the times of October to February, Bhutan provides its excellent blue sky and with the mountain covers in snow and beautiful stars at night.

If you are a great fan of beers, you sit back at the spot and try eight different kinds of beer produce in Bhutan itself, if not a coffee or Chinese green tea makes a day go smiling

That’s where the happiness is a place, moments when you can feel the cool fresh breeze, that makes you feel you are life again. Life is beautiful while nature provide you the colour of its beauty.

People might get stressed out due to their daily work, but the place still have life that can provide freshness to cheers them self up and start their day with a new start again.

No one realises the freshness until you feel it,No one understand the toughness of a Clift until you rub your nose on it.