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Jakar Festival
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The festival, not one of the more famous main religious ones but established by the government in the last few years, proved to be really compelling and attended by many locals, especially families all proudly wearing their costumes.
The location in Jakar Dzong was also very atmospheric as the dancers whirled around in the sunshine (yes the weather was now perfect). There were also a couple of jokers playing around with the dancers and audience throughout. We watched the performances for about 3 hours before heading off for lunch and some more sightseeing in the afternoon. We visited Kurjey Lhakhang where there is a body print of Guru Rimpoche in a cave, and a couple of other temples. If truth be said we were getting a bit "dzongked" by this stage, so 2 weeks proved to be the right length for our Bhutan trip.
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