Kurjey Tsechu

Kurjey Tsechu is celebrated in Kurjey Lakhang Temple of Bumthang. People of Jakar and Kurjey villages attend the Tsechu to pay obeisance to Guru Rinpoche who brought Buddhism to Bhutan. A giant Buddha Thangka painting known as thongdrel is unfurled during the Tsechu or festival. A monk counts the Buddhist rosary while holy water is distributed. On a drum beat, the huge wall painting is lowered; drum beat by drum beat, for the people to see it.