On the road in western Bhutan
“Druk Wangyal Chortens” are memorial stupas built along the road between Thimpu and Punakha at the 3,100-metre-high mountain pass, Dochu La. They were built in 2003-2004 as a memorial to Bhutanese soldiers killed in the December 2003 battle against Assamese insurgents from India who were raiding Assam from their 30 camps on Bhutanese territory.
Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Sep 19, 2023