The high Abbot (head Buddhist monk of the country, equal to the power of the king) was moving residences to the Punakha Dzong for the winter (he spends summers in Thimpu). It is a big affair, all the townspeople come out to receive a blessing from him as he goes by.
Somehow (couldn't have planned it if we tried), we caught the final part of his procession into town and to the Dzong. We walked along with the rest of the town, and were so lucky to witness the procession. These pictures are the monk blessing Bhutanese people from his SUV.
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