Photo credits
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The Buddha Dordenma statue on the hillside above Thimphu
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Druk Wangyal chortens at Dochula pass in drifting mist
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Monks crossing a painted dzong courtyard in Thimphu
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The broad glacial valley of Phobjikha under a blue sky
By Kheng Singye Dorji (KSD) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Punakha Dzong with jacaranda trees in bloom
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest monastery, built into the cliff above the Paro valley
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Tashichho Dzong, the fortress and seat of government in Thimphu
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The garden at Batasia Loop on the Darjeeling railway
By Vikramjit Kakati · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Tea gardens on a misty hillside near Darjeeling
By Joydeep · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Prayer flags strung across the road to Tiger Hill, Darjeeling
Steam locomotives of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway under steam
By Syed Sajidul Islam · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kalimpong town spread across its hillside
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Morgan House, an ivy-covered colonial-era mansion in Kalimpong
Monks in saffron and maroon robes resting on a bench at Boudhanath
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pilgrims circling the great Boudhanath stupa in Kathmandu
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A one-horned rhinoceros and her calf in the grass at Chitwan
By Aditya Pal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Pagoda temples in Kathmandu Durbar Square
By Original: Vyacheslav Argenberg Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY 4.0 · source
Temples and crowds in Patan Durbar Square
By Bijay Chaurasia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Snow peaks reflected in the still water of Phewa lake
By Ummidnp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Annapurna range and Machhapuchhre above Phewa lake, Pokhara
The gilded spire of Swayambhunath stupa strung with prayer flags
By Nirmal Dulal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Kanchenjunga massif glowing at dusk above the lights of a hill town
Gangtok's ropeway cabin crossing above the town's stacked hillside rooftops
By Ahad Hasan (Pexels) · Pexels License · source
Gangtok spread across its ridge, seen from a hillside walkway
By Subhrajyoti07 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gurudongmar lake reflecting the snow peaks of North Sikkim
By Original: Yoghya Derivative work: UnpetitproleX · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Khecheopalri lake in its forested bowl, West Sikkim
The monastery at Lachen in North Sikkim
The Lachung river running over boulders through its valley
By The original uploader was Jaiprakashsingh at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Shoppers on M.G. Marg, Gangtok's pedestrian high street
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A gilded statue above a long stone stairway at a Sikkimese temple complex
By Arani Mukherjee (Pexels) · Pexels License · source
A still high-altitude lake reflecting snow peaks in the Sikkim Himalaya
By Shibaji Mondal (Pexels) · Pexels License · source
Pemayangtse Monastery near Pelling, West Sikkim
By Prof Ranga Sai · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The stone chortens of the Rabdentse palace ruins, West Sikkim
By Rangan Datta Wiki · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The great Buddha statue at Buddha Park, Ravangla
By Joydeep · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The courtyard of Rumtek Monastery after rain
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The terraced slopes of Temi Tea Garden near Namchi
By Subhrajyoti07 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Kanchenjunga above a sea of cloud, seen from Thambi viewpoint
By Arup1981 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A high-altitude lake below snow-dusted ridges on the road east of Gangtok
By Sajal Devnath (Pexels) · Pexels License · source
Snow-dusted ridges reflected in Tsomgo lake, East Sikkim
By Kuldeepburjbhalaike · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Visitors at the frozen edge of a high-altitude lake in East Sikkim in winter
By Kartik Bhatare (Pexels) · Pexels License · source
A footbridge across the river in the Yumthang valley under rocky peaks
By Mananjpatel1996 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Prayer flags on the road from Lachung to the Yumthang valley
Snowfields on the road above Yumthang towards Zero Point
The hairpin loops of the Old Silk Route road below Zuluk
By Goswamitutun · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
A black-and-white yak on the road at Zuluk
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