Dado Tsen, the lesser-known deity of Haa

It is not as big or as well known outside the dzongkhag as its twin, but to the locals, Lhakhang Nagpo (most call it Nam) is no less sacred. Locals said they don’t differentiate between the two temples. Gomche, 60, from Haatoe said that the temple is the residence of one of the ferocious deities […]

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