A Maasai Moran drinks traditional honey beer as part of his initiation ceremony into manhood. He will live inside the moran village for several months.

Small group of village houses

View of hillside village houses backed by tree covered slopes

View of the village with woman walking down a cobbled street

View over village houses with water run along the edge of cultivated fields providing the lifeblood for the valley

Bhutan, Bumthang District, Tamshing Lhakang, Masked dancer at Tsecchu.

Bhutan, Bumthang District, Tamshing Lhakang, Buddhist pipe players dressed in ceremonial silk robes.

Bhutan, Bumthang District, Jakar, exterior of local hotel.

Bhutan, House decorated with mural depicting large hairy phallus held in a womans hand.

Bhutan, Large painted penis on a house wall near Punakha.

Bhutan, Thimphu Dzong, Dancers in traditional Buddhist costume for the Tsecchu, or Masked Dance.

Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Atsara, or comedian peering out from behind a curtain at a masked dance Tsecchu.

Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Two Atsaras, or comedians at a masked dance Tsecchu.

Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Dancers in the courtyard during festival.

Bhutan, Thimpu Dzong, Dancers in the courtyard during festival.

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, Tsecchu festival crowds descending temple steps dressed in their best clothes.

Bhutan, Gangtey Gompa, Tsecchu festival crowds descending temple steps dressed in their best clothes.