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Bumthaps flock to Wangduechhoeling Palace grounds for National Day

Dec 17, 2025 2 mins read
Bumthaps flock to Wangduechhoeling Palace grounds for National Day

Bumthang—Seventy-year-old Ugyen walks through Chamkhar town carrying a large bag stuffed with warm clothes and a newly stitched gho. He is looking for a friend with whom he could spend the night. Like many others arriving, he is uncertain where he would sleep, but is absolutely clear why he had come.

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