Country Bhutan Time zone BTT (UTC+6) Local time Tuesday 1:47 AM | District Mongar District Elevation 2,100 m | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 69% Humidity | ||
Dramitse ngacham thimphu tsechu 2 oct 06 bhutan
Dramitse (also Dametsi or Drametse) is a town in the east part of Mongar District, Eastern Bhutan. At the 2005 census, its population was 541. It is situated on a hill opposite the town of Tashigang.
The town is the location of Dramitse Monastery, which is the home of the Dramitse Ngacham or "Drum Dance" originated by Lama Kunga Gyaltsen, and the seat in Bhutan of Peling Sungtrul, who is revered as the speech incarnation of Pema Lingpa.
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