Coronations And Things In The Dragon Kingdom
Decided to post this one again cos I can now do extra large images - and these photographs really deserve the best format.
Over the past five years, I've rather self-indulgently done more than a ton of posts on places I've been.
And I've particularly enjoyed putting together my journeyings to remote and/or perhaps, for me, exotic places - like Mongolia, Laos, Egypt, India, Varanassi and Nepal and The Philippines.
As you do, I was roaming round in cyber space this morning and happened on images of the 2008 coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyl Wangchuck ...
And I've particularly enjoyed putting together my journeyings to remote and/or perhaps, for me, exotic places - like Mongolia, Laos, Egypt, India, Varanassi and Nepal and The Philippines.
As you do, I was roaming round in cyber space this morning and happened on images of the 2008 coronation of King Jigme Khesar Namgyl Wangchuck ...
... in Himalayan-bordering Bhutan ...
... and it occurred to me to post on somewhere I haven't been but would love to visit.
The kingdom came into being in the C17 from a number of warring states, under the leadership of Tibetan lama and military leader, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The lama had fled from religious persecution in Tibet and constructed a Bhutanese identity. In a way, a bit like Italy's Risorgimento (Unification) of 1861.
An absolute monarchy, the country had its first democratic elections in 2008 and has joined the UN ...
The kingdom came into being in the C17 from a number of warring states, under the leadership of Tibetan lama and military leader, Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal. The lama had fled from religious persecution in Tibet and constructed a Bhutanese identity. In a way, a bit like Italy's Risorgimento (Unification) of 1861.
An absolute monarchy, the country had its first democratic elections in 2008 and has joined the UN ...
The climate ranges from subtropical in the south to sub-alpine in the north ...
... already I more than suspect that this post is going to be a tad too 'National Geographic-ish'!
But in my defence, I would dare anyone to make the following set of coronation images look other than they came from that magazine ...
And then challenge anyone to cast the next shots in a less than Shangri La-ish manner ...
Takeshang Gompa, Tiger's Nest Monastery
To this absolute riot of pageantry and colour and to this grand panorama of pristine natural beauty, throw in the snow leopard or two ...
... and maybe National Geographic got it right all along!!!
First off, gotta say I love to read your NOT porn posts (almost as much as the porn ones - lol) even though I might not comment on them.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the best non-porn ones. I actually felt my organ get bigger (lol).
Great post, Nick!
hey greg
ReplyDeleteactually i love putting together NOT porn posts almost as much as ... you know the rest!
great you like this one - one of my favs too!
it's all that 'National Geographic' colour and exotica i remembered from reading the magazine as a kid - a cool 'deja vue' thing
Wow. Love the peacock crown. They're "Tibetan" Buddhists, it appears. Do wonder how colorful the daily lives of ordinary Bhutanese is. I know, I know.
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hey jason
ReplyDeletethe peacock crown is pretty great!
and i came across a lot of Tibetan Buddhists in Nepal - refugees from the chinese move into Tibet in the 50s - not so colourful for the obvious reasons that refugees have
nick