The central monastic body led by His Holiness the Je Khenpo

The central monastic body led by His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the five Lopons left for Punakha, their winter residence, yesterday. His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the monks of the Zhung Dratshang were seen off by the Prime Minister Lyonpo Kinzang Dorji and senior government officials from Tashichoedzong yesterday morning.

As is the tradition, His Holiness and the monk body will make a night halt at the Thinleygang lhakhang before proceeding to the Puna Dewa Chenpoi Phodrang tomorrow morning.
On the way, thousands of devotees lined up at different places to receive blessings from His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the monk body.

Upon arrival at the Thinleygang Lhakhang, His Holiness the Je Khenpo and the monk body were received in traditional seldra ceremony by gewog officials, students and teachers and hundreds of people from Toebi gewog.

Every year the monk body and His Holiness the Je Khenpo move to their winter residence on the 1st day of the tenth Bhutanese month. They will be spending six months in Punakha moving back to Thimphu on the first day of the fourth Bhutanese month. The tradition was introduced by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in the 17th century.

Source: BBS