Colourful prayer flags and 108 chortens at Dochu La, a 3140-m pass on the road between Thimphu and Punakha in western Bhutan.

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The chortens were erected as a memorial to a 4-hour war led by the king in 2004 to oust Assamese militants from southern Bhutan.

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Size: 3752px × 2512px
Location: Dochu La, Thimphu Dzongkhag, Bhutan
Photo credit: © Ashley Whitworth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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