KURJEY TSHECHU

Situated in the Chokhor Valley, Kurjey Lhakhang Monastery in Bumtang is the former favourite resting place of the first three Bhutanese kings. Every year, a tschechu takes place there in June for one day to pay homage to Guru Rinpoche who is said to have meditated here for three months to drive out the local demon. The inhabitants of the surrounding villages, Jakar and Kurjey, flock to attend the chams performed by the monks of Kurjey Lhakhang. The festival ends with the display of a giant painting of Buddha.