Bhutanese Enjoy The Paro Tsechu Festival Before Historical Elections

PARO, BHUTAN - MARCH 21: A masked Bhutanese dancer waits backstage to perform at the annual Paro Tsechu festival on March 21, 2008 in Paro, Bhutan. The festival is a tradtional religious Bhutanese event serving as the largest social gathering for the area, celebrating the memory of Guru Padmasambhava depicting key episodes of his life. The Bhutanese tsechu (religious festival) was established back in the sixteenth century and has become a major tourist attraction in Bhutan. The religious dances are called chhams and are performed by monks as well as lay people. The 5 day festival comes just before Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy on the eve of a national election moving Bhutan from a monarchy to a democracy. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
PARO, BHUTAN - MARCH 21: A masked Bhutanese dancer waits backstage to perform at the annual Paro Tsechu festival on March 21, 2008 in Paro, Bhutan. The festival is a tradtional religious Bhutanese event serving as the largest social gathering for the area, celebrating the memory of Guru Padmasambhava depicting key episodes of his life. The Bhutanese tsechu (religious festival) was established back in the sixteenth century and has become a major tourist attraction in Bhutan. The religious dances are called chhams and are performed by monks as well as lay people. The 5 day festival comes just before Bhutan is set to become the world's newest democracy on the eve of a national election moving Bhutan from a monarchy to a democracy. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Bhutanese Enjoy The Paro Tsechu Festival Before Historical Elections
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