The Central Monastic Body led by Dorji Lopen arrived in Thimphu for their summer residence from Puna-Dewa-Chenpoi-Phodrang today.
The Prime Minister, parliamentarians and other senior officials received the Central Monastic Body and sacred relics with traditional Chhipdrel ceremony at the Tashichhodzong.
Every year, the monk body spends winter at the Puna-Dewa-Chenpoi-Phodrang in Punakha, moving to Thimphu on the first day of the fourth Bhutanese month.
The tradition of maintaining a summer and a winter residence dates back to the time of Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel in the early 17th century.
Changa Dorji
