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Photos of Bhutan

The Tiger’s Nest Monastery (Taktshang Goemba), Bhutan’s most famous monastery, is built on the side of a cliff 2,950 m (9,678 ft) above the Paro Valley. According to a legend, the Guru Rinpoche (the second Buddha) founded the monastery after flying from Tibet to Bhutan on the back of a tigress to subdue a demon, Singye Samdrup, who was troubling the valley’s resident. The first monastery was built in 1692, but due to fires and age, the structure was rebuilt numerous times, most recently in 2005 to repair damage from a fire in 1998.

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