Postcards from Bhutan (Photo News)


17 November 2009 @ 11:18 am EDT

A woman carries her grand-daughter on her back in Kabesa village on the outskirts of Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, November 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A woman carries her grand-daughter on her back in Kabesa village on the outskirts of Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A woman carries a newly born calf on her shoulders at a street in Gedu, November 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A woman carries a newly born calf on her shoulders at a street in Gedu, November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun adjusts the robes of a young nun before the start of prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun adjusts the robes of a young nun before the start of prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun uses a gong to call others for prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun uses a gong to call others for prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun fills up lamps with butter and oil before the start of prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun fills up lamps with butter and oil before the start of prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun looks out from the window of her room at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun looks out from the window of her room at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Buddhist nuns eat their breakfast in their room at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Buddhist nuns eat their breakfast in their room at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun arrives for prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A Buddhist nun arrives for prayers at a nunnery in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A general view of the Tashichhodzong (The Fortress of the Glorious Religion) that was built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1641, in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A general view of the Tashichhodzong (The Fortress of the Glorious Religion) that was built by Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal in 1641, in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Children play during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Children play during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Boys sit on a bench during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Boys sit on a bench during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A boy reacts to the camera as he plays during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A boy reacts to the camera as he plays during recess time at a school in Kamji village near the Indo-Bhutan border November 14, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Shopkeepers play cards at a meat market in Thimphu, November 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Shopkeepers play cards at a meat market in Thimphu, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A shopkeeper waits for the customers at a meat market in Thimphu, November 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A shopkeeper waits for the customers at a meat market in Thimphu, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A boy looks out from his classroom at a school in Thimphu, November 16, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A boy looks out from his classroom at a school in Thimphu, November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Young Buddhist nuns wait for their lunch as they sit inside the kitchen of a nunnery in Thimphu, November 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Young Buddhist nuns wait for their lunch as they sit inside the kitchen of a nunnery in Thimphu, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A young Buddhist nun waits for her lunch as she sits inside the kitchen of a nunnery in Thimphu, November 15, 2009.  REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
A young Buddhist nun waits for her lunch as she sits inside the kitchen of a nunnery in Thimphu, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi


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