His Majesty The King graced the Paro tshechu, and offered prayers before the Guru thongdrel, which is unfurled on the final day. His Majesty joined the people to view the tshechu, and met with the thousands of people gathered there.

This being an auspicious year celebrating the triad of significant events: the Royal Birth of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, the 400th anniversary of Zhabdrung’s arrival to Bhutan, and the birth year of Guru Rinpoche, an additional thongdrel, which is the largest existing in the country, was displayed for public veneration from the utse of Paro Dzong.