Karma Choden

Reader, acupressure enthusiast, rambler, ardent follower of all things Bhutanese #

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

This feels like when you really are at home in that skin of yours and in this world, and then you let go...it comes easy in a place like this. Wouldn't you want to experience that feeling? Above Paro valley at Dargay Phangtsho at over 4200mts.
#peace @MaidenBhutan #Vacations

[Anuj K Pradhan @anujkp]

Gorgeous!

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Women slowly heading home after their rounds at the Buddha Dordenma. It's a great way of combining spiritual practice with exercise, nothing wrong there....but with sun barely out till 5pm , it can get cold really fast now... so #respect @maidenbhutan
#humble #bhutan

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

The takin is a bizarre looking animal. To me, it looks a bit like a greyhound from the rear, a ram and sometimes like a cow from different angles. At the Takin Reserve in Thimphu. What so you think #wildlife@maidenbhutan #travellers #bhutan #happiness #holiday #vacation

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Going back home is always gratifying because members of the community come out to greet you with a local brew called Ara(tastes like Sake), butter tea & snacks. Here, you will also notice incense sticks to purify the air of malignant spirits that may have followed you.
#Greeting

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Morning sun through prayer flags. We cannot describe the feeling of immense peace that comes from gazing at the dawn sun through prayer flags. Come and experience it!
#sun@maidenbhutan .
#Humble #heaven #travellers #bhutan #Flag #believe #happiness

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

"A picture is worth a thousand words." This one strikes at nostalgia and its ability to question our purpose in life, or so we felt... A picture from a calendar, depicting life in rural Bhutan.
#pictures @maidenbhutan #travellers #bhutan #instagood #believe #art

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons.”– Jim Bishop. At and above Paro valley watching the wealth this valley provides - one of course for the eyes. Considered a rich valley, its not too hard to fathom why so.#autumn @maidenbhutan .
#MondayMotivation

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Harvest time is when families and community come together to help each other out.... it is a busy time under the hot sun that involves much joy and pride reaping the fruits of labor.
#harvest @maidenbhutan .
#humble #autumn #travellers #believe

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Check out this display of few of the 13 arts of Bhutan...!The vibrancy of colour is only matched by the intricacy of the design....! For sure, this is one box you wanna place your jewellery in. Right?
#arts @MaidenBhutan
#ceramic #monday #travellers #bhutan #happiness #believe

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

A woman displays her goods of beautifully handwoven textil at the market. Her sister from Pemagatshel, a district in the east, sent it here as these fetch a decent profit in the capital. Within minutes of the display, people began flocking to admire $ haggle for the best price.

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

"We live and breathe words," - on the walls of the world. A facade of a stupa, that carries several small stupas and prayers.
#stupa @maidenbhutan .
#pure #monday #traveller #bhutan #instagood #believe #happiness #holiday #vacation #moments #gratitude #destination

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Spot the monks in their usual red robes walking away from settlement back to their practice/retreat.
#faraway @maidenbhutan .
#pure #sunday #traveller #bhutan #instagood #believe #happiness #holiday #vacation #moments #gratitude #destination #mountains #himalayas #forest #nature

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

We watched the sun go down on a mountain top - at this altitude, the sun sets very fast and we are in complete darkness within minutes..... But this memory still lingers.....Above Paro valley, where I left a piece of hope - for when I might need it next.
#hope @MaidenBhutan

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

The sun can be so relenting, like today, but these clouds may bring in some respite this evening. A bit of the Tashichho Dzong, and our flag flying high.
#clouds@maidenbhutan .
#pure #monday #traveller #bhutan #instagood #believe #happiness #holiday #Vacations

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Count how many hills make this stunning view...Here, we can actually say of every other person that s/he lives over in the other valley and we would be right, always.
#valleys@maidenbhutan .
#pure #traveller #bhutan #believe #happiness #holiday #vacation #moments #motivation

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

These young monks were part of and led the procession announcing the arrival of a VIP to their community. You will notice they are not wearing shoes because they simply cannot afford it. Such is life.
#charity@maidenbhutan .
#pure #life #traveller #Bhutan #believe #happiness

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

The monsoon has been a damper on our hikers, but it seems to accentuate the view. Above Paro valley, where a short hike turned into an open-air shower. Still loved getting out to breathe the mud.
#view@maidenbhutan .
#pure #traveller #bhutan #believe #happiness #holiday

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." - Van Gogh.
The air and the vegetation gets thinner after 4500mts, but the sky opens up with extraordinary views for us to soak in. In the east of Bhutan.
#heaven @maidenbhutan .
#pure #traveller #bhutan #believe

[Maiden Bhutan @MaidenBhutan]

Shopping in Bhutan can never be boring, when the goods on display may include femur, skull bowl, bodhi and coral beads and wooden bowls lined with silver. Just another day out in town, eh?
#exotic@maidenbhutan .
#pure #live #traveller #bhutan #believe #happiness #holiday