Description

Bhutan is called the land of happiness, where development is measured by the happiness index. Everywhere, you meet soft spoken people, and see monks and nuns of all ages in monasteries that are galore in different parts of the country and in major towns. Bhutan revers its ancestors, rulers, and deities. Bhutanese have several traditions of worshipping the the revered ones. After my trip to Bhutan I did several Bhutan paintings in Indian Contemporary Art form. In this large painting one sees the tiny stupas (tsa tsas) made of clay placed on the slopes of hills as we drive past the mountain highways from one town to another. The number of tsa tsas indicates the age of the ancestor who passed away. While young monks are curious to see the tsa tsas, two more monks are walking on a distant mountain towards tsa tsas.