A New King for A New Bhutan

Lighting The Way Forward
Buddhist monks pass by an illuminated portrait of Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk in a Thimpu market days before the coronation, which was assigned an auspicious time and date by court astrologers. Last March, the reclusive nation of less than 700,000 had its first democratic parliamentary elections — with an 80% voter turnout.

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