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Punakha Dzong is considered the most beautiful dzong (fortress-monastery) in Bhutan, built at the confluence of the Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu rivers in 1637 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, the unifier of Bhutan. It served as the capital and seat of government until 1955 and remains the winter residence of the Je Khenpo (Chief Abbot). The dzong houses sacred relics including the robe and crown of Zhabdrung and the body of Pema Lingpa, the Nyingma treasure revealer. The annual Punakha Tshechu festival, held in spring, features masked dances performed before a giant thangka of Guru Padmasambhava. The surrounding valley, at only 1,200 metres, has a subtropical climate and is one of Bhutan’s most fertile and beautiful areas.
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