Bumthang (Jakar) - Jambay Lhakhang (Temple)

Bumthang (Jakar) - Jambay Lhakhang (Temple)

Bumthang (Jakar) - Jambay Lhakhang (Temple)

Jakar

Jakar (Dzongkha: བྱ་ཀར་; Wylie: Bya-kar) is a town in the central-eastern region of Bhutan. It is the district capital (dzongkhag thromde) of Bumthang District and the location of Jakar Dzong, the regional dzong fortress. The name Jakar roughly translates as "white bird" in reference to its foundation myth, according to which a roosting white bird signalled the proper and auspicious location to found a monastery around 1549. History The town is the site of Chakhar Lhakhang, a small and unassum…
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