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Thank you once again Poonam for the lovely cards that you have gotten for me while on your trip to Bhutan.This card posted fom India and show the unique masks and the lovely colours that celebrate them.I love the many varied masks in the world..
Posted India 28 May : Arrived Sydney 20 June. : Traveled 23 days.. Thank you Poonam..

Spiritual practitioners visualise tutelary guardian deities to dispel confussion and generate mental clarity.Representing 5 dayani buddhas .The five colours represent :symbolize the four elements and the conciousness , which independently create life forms. Yellow (earth) Red (fire ) Blue ( water ) green (air) and White (conciousness ).

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A lovely colourful card showing the faces of the four Guardian Kings of Bhutan.. A lovely card as I just love cards with masks.. from a trip from a good friends visit to the country of Bhutan. A country that I would so much love to visit...Thank you so much Poonam for these cards that you have sent for me..
The four Guardian Kings are :White.: Yulhor Sung of the east. Red Chenmi Zangof the west . Blue Pak Kuepo of the south and Yellow Nam Thoesay of the north..The four kings beleived to ward off evil eyes and pacify evil negativities are seen on the murals to the entrances into Forts and Temples in Bhutan.

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 What a great card !! Another terrific card from Bhutan showing this magnificent Temple ..known as "The Tigers Nest " Such a magnificent Temple in Bhutan. This is one of the greatest" Top Ten" Temples in The World.. I would really love to be able to visit this site..  in my travels I have seen six of these" top ten" sacred .Temples and everyone is such an amazing piece of architecture..Thank you so much Poonam for this great card a card that I have always wanted... Thank you also for all the information on your seven hour trek to reach this Temple and return.. I imagine it was well worth the climb.!!
Posted Bhutan :27 March :Arrived Sydney 23 April : Traveled 27 days  Thank you Poonam !!

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What a great colourful card showing this "Cham Dance' in Bhutan and is a lively masked and costumed dance that is Associated with some sects of Tibetan,  Buddhism  and Buddhist Festivals.. What a lovely card !!  Thank you so much Poonam for thinking of me on your recent visit to Bhutan.. A great card.. I love it ..
Posted Bhutan : 27 March : Arrived Sydney 29 April : Traveled  22days.

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I had arranged to have this rare card sent to myself by a really good friend who was fortunately visiting this quite amazing destination.as I collect these series of cards ..this was a wonderful opportunity to receive this from such a out of the way place.. Than you so much Deirdre for doing this for me.
Posted Thimpu :01 March : Arrive Sydney: 18 March : Traveled 17 days...
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UNIQUE :The last Shangri La ! The famous "Tigers Temple " one of the most famous Buddhist sacred temples in the world.
THE WORLDS HAPPIEST COUNTRY :Bhutan is revered as being the happiest country in the world as Bhutan gave the concept of "Gross National Happiness" ( GNH ) to the world.
FAMOUS : The Land of The Thunder Dragon tranlation of Bhutan named after the very fierce storms that originate in the Himalayas.
MOUNTAINS : GANGKHAR PUENSUM MOUNTAIN 7,570 mtrs. The highest unclimbed mountain in the world.The white peak of The three spiritual brothers.
HISTORY :  THE FIVE DRAGON KINGS :WANG CHUK DYNASTY :DEC 17th 1907.
Ugyen Wangchuk  The founding Monarch.
Jiqne Wangchuk   The Consolidator.:
Jiqne Daj Wangchuk.: Father of modern Bhutan.
Jiqne Singye Wangchu The Visionary :
Jiqne   Khear Nangyal Wangchuk:  Present King.

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A lovely surprise card from a friend. a most welcomed card from an unusual destination. Thank You Anu,  for this really nice card..and also love cards with locals in National Dress.. thank you so much.
 Bhutan (Officially The Kingdom of Bhutan ) is a landlocked country located in south Asia and is located at the eastern end of The Himalayas. Bhutan is bordered by China to the north and the east, south  and west by India.To the west  is  Nepal, separated by the Indian State of Sikkim while further south it is separated from Bangladesh by The Indian States of Assam and West Bengal. Bhutan's largest city and Capital is Thimphu. In 2008 Bhutan made a transition from absolute Monarchy to Constitutional Monarchy. Bhutan has been a member of The United Nations since 1971. One of the "Top Ten Temples" in the world  The "Tigers Nest"  Buddhist Temple can be found here 900 meters up on the side of a cliff...amazing..The "Takin" is the National animal of Bhutan.
 Thank you so much Chloe my dear for organising this card for me...
 Posted Thimphu cancellation stamp (illegible) Arrived Sydney 11 March 2015 ..

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                                                    Paro Dzong.  Paro  Bhutan
            Thank you Yang for another wonderful card from Thimphu Posted 22  November 2010.

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   Perched high up in the clouds, 3,000 feet up on the edge of a cliff in the Paro Valleyof Bhutan  is the" Tigers Nest" Monastery.  The Tigers Nest" is one of the Holiest sites in Bhutan.
                              This Temple is one of the top 10 temples in the world..
    Thank you so much for this great card Yana. My first card from Bhutan.  Posted22 November 2010