Ura Mangi Lhakhang
Overview
It is on the right side of the main road as one travels to Eastern Bhutan. Situated at an elevation of 3,100 m (10,170 ft), the village is made up of large stone houses squeezed up against each other. It was built in 1986 on the site of an old temple which was in bad condition. The two- storey high temple is constructed in traditional Bhutanese style and is dedicated to Guru Rinpoche (Padmasambhava). The courtyard is paved with flat stones and used for village gatherings as well as for the Yakchoe festival and dances. In 2007 the courtyard is extended and repaved by the villagers themselves.
Bhutanese school of painting, architecture and clay sculpture. Stones, clay, natural paintings are the material used. The temple contains remarkable paintings done by local painters in the two main sanctuaries. They illustrate the great religious cycles of the Nyingmapa school of Tantric Buddhism and the main statue is a two-storey high clay representation of Guru Rinpoche.