{"id":153346,"date":"2021-11-19T22:26:36","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/?p=153346"},"modified":"2021-11-22T12:50:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T07:20:51","slug":"chimi-lhakhang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltriangle.com\/blog\/chimi-lhakhang\/","title":{"rendered":"Chimi Lhakhang: Experience The Peace & Tranquility Of Bhutan\u2019s Most Visited Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chimi Lhakhang Temple or Chimi Lhakhang Monastery is the most well-known temple of Bhutan which stands tall on a round hillock in a village called Punakha. It is famously known as the \u201cFertility Temple\u201d and is mostly visited by several childless couples from in and around Punakha District. It has become a popular tourist destination with visitors flocking in from all across the world to witness the unusual traditional and cultural ceremonies performed here. The monastery is exquisitely built with ancient Thai themed architecture with paintings and carvings of phalluses on all walls.<\/em><\/p>\n

About The Chimi Lhakhang Monastery<\/h2>\n
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\nThis temple or monastery was built by Ngawang Chogyel who is known to be the 14th Drukpa Hierarch. The meditation hall or stupa housed by this monastery was constructed by the eccentric yogi known as the \u201cDivine Madman\u201d. It is famous throughout Bhutan as a place which induces fertility for all the visitors who come here wishing for a child. Several pilgrims, including couples with a newly born child, come here to seek the blessings of the saint who is said to have the Magical Thunderbolt Of Wisdom.<\/p>\n

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