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As we start this New Year, it is our great privilege to share with all of you, a deeply meaningful Kupar of His Royal Highness The Gyalsey, standing behind the figure of the first King of Bhutan- His Majesty King Ugyen Wangchuck from National Day 2019.

As the year ends, it’s time once again to reflect on the past, take stock of the present, and plan for the future. And it’s time to come together as a Nation to celebrate.

His Royal Highness The Gyalsey in Japan. HRH is wearing a Kimono presented by the Japanese Imperial Family ? Their Majesties and His Royal Highness visited Japan for the Enthronement Ceremony of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito in October this year.

The October Calendar features a photograph of a masked dancer performing the Ging- Tsholing Cham at the Thimphu Tshechu. The chams are sacred dances performed by monks, with religious themes and messages.

A takin- the national animal of Bhutan, at the Motithang Takin Preserve, Thimphu.

Previously thought to belong to the same family as musk ox, the takin has been found to be closer to goat and sheep. This fits in well with the Takin origin story popularly told in Bhutan: The famous Lama Drukpa Kinley, having consumed a whole ox and a whole goat, fixed the skull of the goat on the skeleton of the ox, and snapped his fingers, at which the new animal came alive and ran down the hills to graze.

Our August calendar features the Thimphu Memorial Chorten, silhouetted against an evening sky. The Memorial Chorten, built in memory of His late Majesty Druk Gyalpo Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, is an iconic monument of Thimphu. The beautiful grounds were developed during the 2017 Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition held here. Located in the centre of the Thimphu Valley, the Memorial Chorten is a place for the young and old alike to enjoy moments of peace, and to offer prayers, prostrations, and circumambulations.