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Prayers: Kichu Lhakhang, Paro, Bhutan

An elderly woman turns a prayer wheel at Kyichu Lhakhang in Paro, Bhutan.

In Bhutan, it is a tradition to retire from everyday life after a certain age and spend rest of the life wearing a monk’s robe in a spiritual quest. A small group of elderly men and women usually congregate in Paro’s Kichu Lahkhang every day, spending their time turning the prayer wheels.

Kichu Lhakhang (lhakhang = temple in dzongkha) is one of the oldest living temples in Bhutan, and played an instrumental role in spreading Bhuddhism to Bhutan.

Kyichu Lhakhang, Paro, Bhutan

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