Women dancing & singing at the Jambay Lhakhang Tshechu (festival). The festival is held in the courtyard of the historic Jakar Dzong, built in 1646 by Minjur Tenpa, the third Druk Desi (Temporal Ruler). There are up to 20 Tshechus annually in the Bumthang area and the ceremony of fertility blessing is central to the Jambay Lhakhang, the most popular religious festival in Bumthang. All Tshechus celebrate the great deeds of the Guru Rimpoche and consist of scripture readings and some of the most colourful costumes, masks and dancing in Asia.