Held in the sacred highlands of Tharpaling Monastery in the spiritual heartland of Bumthang, the Tharpaling Thongdrol is a rare annual Buddhist ritual where a giant sacred scroll (Thongdrol) is unfurled to bless devotees and purify negative karma. Event At A Glance Location: Tharpaling Monastery Date: February 20 (annually) …

Held at the iconic Chorten Kora in eastern Bhutan, the Chorten Kora Festival is one of the country’s most unique pilgrimage events, blending Bhutanese and Arunachal Pradesh spiritual traditions in a single sacred space. Festival At A Glance Location: Trashiyangtse (Chorten Kora) Type: Religious pilgrimage + mask dance gathering …