Aerial view of variation of landscape from bare lands to thinly forested area, from rivers to fresh water lakes, from solitude ger to densely populated area  and from dessicated mountains to green steppes of Mongolia, on the way to West Taiga from Ulaanbatar. Mongolia.
On the way to Khamsum Yuelley Namgyel chorten.
On the way to Khamsum Yuelley Namgyel chorten.
Khamsum Yuelley Namgyel chorten built by Queen Mother for  his son Druk Gyalpo, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk.
Wangdu Phodrang is a town and capital of Wangdue Phodrang District in central Bhutan. 

The town shares its name with the dzong, built in 1638 which dominates the district. The name is said to have been given by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal who was searching for the best location for a dzong to prevent incursions from the south. At the chosen spot the Shabdrung encountered a boy named Wangdi playing beside the river and hence named the dzong "Wangdi's Palace".

Wangdue Phodrang District, Bhutan
Hindu cremation ritual along the banks of the Bagmati, Pashupatinath.
Sadhu in front of Gorakhnath temple inside Pashupatinath complex.
Overview of Pashupatinath complex.
Overview of Pashupatinath complex.
Overview of Pashupatinath complex.
Overview of Pashupatinath complex.
Overview of Pashupatinath complex.
See photo in original gallery.