WE ARE SO HAPPY B'COZ BHUTAN IS A MEMBER OF SAARC COUNTRIES AND THE CORONATION IS A FORERUNNER OF GOOD THINGS TO HAPPEN IN BHUTAN. WE WISH THE KING AND THE BHUTANESE GOD-SPEED.

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Nov 15, 2008

Dear Great new king
.I am so very happy to the new king I wish the king and the bhutanese are very lucky to have a wonderful king

i think bhutanese people are th most fortunate people in this planet under the wise leadership of his majesty the king.. i wish i was there to witness the coronation at the national stadium..
wis you a very happy and long life.. you really inspired me.. and thanks for the great pictures..

yah great pictures.. i would like to go there once before i die....i heard alot about this small beautifull and peaceful country..
god bless the new king........

Long live the new king, I think bhutanese people are the most fortunate people in the world have a good majesty the king and I know the new king very live and help the bhutanese people have a better life

Long live His Majesty the fifth king, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. WE, the bhutanese people know that our country will grow strong and happy under your regime.
Best Wishes from all the bhutanese people around the world.

If there is one peaceful place it is home and it is because we have a wonderful leader. We ,Bhutanese ,enjoyed peace and happiness under the regime of our 4th king Jigme Singye Wangchuck .THANK YOU Your Majesty for all the sacrifices you have made.We are proud of you.
I would like to wish our New King, Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck,all the best.We love him as much as we love his father because we have all the faith that he is going to be a great ruler too.
The Pictures are stunning..great work.Thank you

thanks for sharing our kings photo in web site
i wish u happy day

i know being a bhutanese what bhtan is.and every body will know what bhutan is, if they happen to visit bhutan.what ever the cornation completed with great success with the blessing of the god and good fortune of the people of bhutan.

i know bhutan is the most wonderful country i the world.hope this will continue till the world ends .
love you king, love you bhutan

long live the people's king jigme!

In my simple opinion #10 is THE picture in this series. Iam into peoplefotography as well and this one definitely shows what it's all about!

#12 show an awesome fablelike place but lacks in features of skill using a camera.

LONG LIVE THE KING JIGME ........

nice place, nice people .... I love Bhutan

Nice and great picture. Long live our selfless beloved Kings of Bhutan.

Such inspiring words from our majestic gave us the strenght to contribute to our country. we all follow you to bring new change and developement with peace and happiness.

Long Live Our King...Pelden Drukpa..GYELO..GYELO..GYELO

Long live the new king of Bhutan. I love you as much as my king. I love you since y ou were the little prince and I still love you forever. I am looking forward to hearing from you . Also, most Thai people love you dearly. I am your fan club . Yours Majesty, From Mrs.Panwipa Boonnin,Thailand.

Nice youngest King of the wold and happy people. Expecting nice queen in meantime.

What a fine and inspirational soul is the new King. His first official address - "I will never rule you as a king. I will protect you as a parent, care for you as a brother and serve you as a son. I shall give you everything and keep nothing. I shall live such a life as a good human being that you may find it worthy to serve as an example for your children. I have no personal goals other than to fulfill your hopes and aspirations. I shall always serve you, day and night, in the spirit of kindness, justice and equality." - should be beamed around the World for all to see and know of him.

Long Live the King!

coolllllllllll

you are is king of bhutan. you throug us from country. and I heat you ok

So beautiful pictures of the most beautiful country and souls in the world, I've always wanted to live there and I'm still trying!

we,the bhutanes are very fortunate to have two kings who look after us like their own children.i just want to wish them the worlds happiness...long live our great kings.PALDEN DRUKPA LHA GALO!!!!!!

Long Live the Kings of Bhutan! I was there to witness this event. It's the most wonderful moment for all Bhutanese and lucky me. We all love you , your beautiful country and your people very much. I know Bhutan's in good hands because good people live there. Please keep Bhutan this way forever!

Great pictures, thanks for sharing and keep them coming...

ulr the pictures are fantisic

Fabulastic!!

I always wanted to go to other countries and found other countries very nice and amazing, but i forgot to look at my own country. Now that i m in another country, oh, how much i miss my country. long live my kings.

I love my kings and my country......
thanks for sharing the pictures here.....i missed this historic events, but your picture made me satisfied..oh provocative,,,,
Long Live Our Beloved Kings

post 14: why dont u go and take those photographs urself, this is a site for the coronation pictures.. not unnecessary bitterness.

post 70: some may have been southern bhutanese but majority were illegal immigrants. and dont talk about ethnic cleansing, there is still very much a southern bhutanese population in bhutan. and these are the ones with valid documents proving their citizenship. heck- there are even two southern bhutanese ministers in the newly elect govt. so dont talk about discimination and human rights.

and to no 94: dont be 'heatin' :)

Thank for all these wonderful photographs that help relive such a historic event .

Thanks for the beautiful pictures. I feel it should be the Bhutanese websites to give these kind of pictures not otherwise so that our people in other country could get one. Shame to the Bhutanese media.

Millions of thanks to boston.com for bringing out such a beautiful pictures of our 5th King, we Bhutanese are very lucky to have a such nice and kind hearted King.

Long live our beloved King.

thank u so much for posting this pictures here.. it is really lovely and the best picture i have ever seen from Bhutan... thanks again to this people who have done this job...

it was really delightful to see all these potriats....it was truly amazin...PROUD TO CALL MASELF A BHUTANESE SOULY N WHOLY.....PELDEN DRUKPA ...LHA GYELO....

to my king, i pledge my loyalty and devotion.i have full faith in him that in his time we will move towards as a nation symbolising peace and simplicity.

for those who'd like to see some video coverage, you could visit www.kuzoo.net

bravo pour ses photos !!! merveilleux pays j'espere 2009 y aller pour le vivre enfin !!!! ce pays me fascine depuis pas mal de temps , de plus bouddhiste tout fait pour y aller apres la mongolie le bhoutan maintenant!!!!
dominique

Awesome, fabulous, stunning.....keep it up. long live the kind, handsome, and charming king.

Thnx 4 da pics... they are really great

this is a follow up to post 108: here is a more direct link to the videos on the coronation:
http://www.kuzoo.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=942&Itemid=76

m proud to be bhutenese...long live my kings....gob bless bhutan(land of thunder dragon)

Hopefully the new King will treat all his citizens equally irrespective of their ethnicity and religion unlike his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck who made over 100,000 southern Bhutanese homeless overnight. Now he is denying that they are Bhutanese despite the fact that UNHCR has claimed that 99 % of them have documentary evidence to prove that they are Bhutanese. Those of us who have been following Bhutanese refugee story ,we are aware that USA has recently started to resettle the Bhutanese refugees whose first choice was to return to their homeland, Bhutan..

post 103: don't undermine the mandate of UNHCR by calling the refugees illegal immigrants for your convenience. UNHCR has been trusted with the task of scrutnizing the genuine refugees in order to protect and shelter them since early 1950s. UNHCR was not born yesterday. How come Bhutan's population figure shrunk from 1,000,000 to 700,000 in last two decades. If you check the record with UN offices you will find the population of Bhutan was at 1,000,000 in early 80s, currently according to the Bhutan Government the population stands at 800,000. What happened to 200,000 Bhutanese.???

Post 114 & 115: There are always people who like to take the opposing extreme view and some make a living from doing that. Good Luck! Maybe you are one or you are just one of those frustrated bunch who are not able to afford a trip of a lifetime to Bhutan. Please visit Bhutan and I will be more than glad to host anyone, to shed their ignorance. Uumm! I guess, I need not elaborate but I am unsure how many people actually consider UNHCR as a credible body. Of course one cannot deny their great work but however well intentioned they may be, I gather that, there are circumstances where they even amplify and make the situation worse. There are many lucrative jobs at stake and ones got to after all save ones source of livelihood and the six digit income by prolonging the task. Nobody is flawless, after all! Politicians get involved…tons of free food, clothing, money and things just get dirty. Bhutan carried out its major (professional) nationwide population census only in 2005 and the whole world except you, knows that the 1m figure is just a random hypothetical number submitted to the UN by the convincing visionary leaders when Bhutan chose to join the UN. Maybe it is just a number entered wrongly in the database by an intern who had a late night! Did you actually believe it? You must be kidding! I can’t emphasize enough…Bhutan and Bhutanese have their own distinct/unique identity and unlike most countries, it is not a nation founded by immigrants. I hope I have done justice to your post (thank you) and made you a wiser person. Your parents will observe this change in you right away and be proud of you. They will thank me. Thanks again to Boston Globe for compiling these awesome pictures and for providing an opportunity to help those misguided friends, one person at a time. Enjoy the weekend!!!

Thanks for exceptional pictures.We, Bhutanese are not allowed to take pictures of His Majesty the King and the royal family, only Bhutanese media like Kuensel is allowed with prior permission. I am disappointed I couldn't take pictures of this special occasion of my life time.

longlive the king

hey post 114 &115,
You seems to be a person who always sees negative in every things. Problem with you westerner is that you always seems to look for edges when there isn't one. There is a saying in Bhutanese that one shouldnot look for edges in the egg coz you wont be able to find one.
Our government is & was really kneen to solve this problem, even a delegation of High level verifying committee was formed & sent to the so called refugee camp to verify whether they are true Bhutanese citizens or an illegal immigrants from negihbouring India. Do you know what happened. the Committtee members were surrounded & & beaten up. So what elese can a country do, if the process of solving is not mutual. You cannot clap with one hand only. So analyze all this before u start yapping abt other country.
Any way thanks for such a lovely picture. It was really breath taking

I agree that these are stunning pictures of a beautiful people and place. I just recently heard about the Gross Happiness Index and was thoroughly intriqued - that index shines in the people's faces - we should all be so kind and unassuming.
Yet, I have also heard that there are many Bhutanese who are refugees - many now coming to the U.S. (60,000). The people who are coming here will have a very difficult time adjusting to such a mean-spirited, materialistic culture. What will happen to the children?

Bhutan is peaceful counrty. The bhutanese people know they are living in a land where troubles faced by outside world is about to approach its doorstep. Their belief in their religion, faith in their Kings, respect for their elders, love for motherland and prayers for all seinteint beings in world has protected who they are.
The coronation of the fifth King is greeted by all the bhutanese people as a reminder of how fortunate they are to be living in a world where troubles sprout in the blink of an eye.
Bhutan and its people not only want the world to look at them and think about the value of life and its presence in this world but also seek advice on how to share its harmony and gratitude of being born in this world. How to improve itself and others.They thank and bow down to all the encouragements they were given by the wellwishers.

Beautiful and breathtaking pictures. wonderful work.
Some times people just make stories about Bhutan without knowing even a bit of it and at times has been attacked for no reason. Bhutan is such a peace loving country. Seeing is believing. People who are of no good opinion of Bhutan should visit and discover oneself that one has been wrong all these while.

Beautiful and breathtaking pictures. wonderful work.
Some times people just make stories about Bhutan without knowing even a bit of it and at times has been attacked for no reason. Bhutan is such a peace loving country. Seeing is believing. People who are of no good opinion of Bhutan should visit and discover oneself that one has been wrong all these while.

This New king is kind of baby. I hate Bhutan Policy of Chasing Bhutanese to out of country.

i am very proud to be Bhutanese.....

let the sun of peace shine upon the peoples of bhutan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All said and done, of late Bhutan seems to be one of the few countries where things are happening the way a state should ideally function. The king at the helm of the state is committed, the newly established government is striving to the best it can, the people are humble and believe in nonviolence, corruption is being curbed to the extent possible, environment is pristine, culture is intact, people's happiness is being treated as the most important priority of the country by the government. Where on earth can we find these combinations. Hats off. I think we can learn a lot from Bhutan if this planet is to be a space for living.

No 70 & No. 114. The Bhutanese refugee crisis is very unfortunate. However there are very real and justifiable concerns being addressed here by the Bhutanese government: Firtsly, Most if not all of these refugees are of NEPALI, not ethnic DRUK (Bhutanese) language and heritage. Secondly, neighbouring Nepal has very recently experienced a Maoist coup d'etat. The so-called "Constituent Assembly elections" held in Nepal were the biggest farce so far in the 21st century. Only the Maoists were able to campaign without intimidation. Many of the Bhutanese refugees are known to have links with the Maoists. Small wonder then-their govt doesnt want them back. The Maoists want to export their revolution to Bhutan and India. and with only 700 000 people in Bhutan, this poses a real threat to this small Budhhist state.

I'm sure that he has a sweet soul, I wish him well. ♦

What can i say, it is very fantastic event! Actually i'm working in one of the earth station in Malaysia and required to broadcast this event to Tokyo starting from 6th Nov 08 to 8th Nov 08. A unique event that i ever seen. Very beautiful country in this world!

This are very beautiful pictures. I wish all the best to his magesty the king.

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These are wonderful pictures and all this is history now. We wish long live for our beloved King. Thanks for sharing all these moment with Bhutanese people.

Long Live His Majesty the King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
Awesome Pictures and thanks for sharing

Cheers!
with loads of love and Prayer
From England

Congratulations!!!! I will cheer you up here.

I really love & proud of Bhutan's fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.
I felt in love you at the first time I saw you on Thai TV. when you came here for our King's celebration. You made all Thai people impressed at you since that time.
Someday I can visit there.......I HOPE !!!!
With my forever Love , New King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

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Cool!Keep this web site as a rememberence.

I think the people bringing up the Terrorist/illegal Nepali immigrant issue are just beating a dead horse. The matter is resolved, with third party repartation from several generous countries. The ones shouting the loudest are the camp leaders, whose position comes from the illegal immigrant camps. Without the camps, their base of power is removed. This last shout from the Nepalese terrorist is the death throes that accompany failure.

I really love both our fourth and fifth king.I assure that we the Bhutanese people will continue enjoy unprecented peace and Happiness under the wise leader ship of our present king. I wish our king a very long life and may lots of fortunes and good omens happen in our country.

Bhutan never existed in my vocabulary until i read in Vancouver Sun that more volunteers are need to help refugees from Bhutan settle in their new country - Canada. and i am planning of volunteering to this cause so i researched on Bhutan but my searches led me to this page. there is limited info about Bhutan on the net so i want first-hand info from the Bhutanese themselves what exactly happened to their government. it seems to me Bhutan is the most peaceful country on this planet, those magnificent mountains, those gentle citizens on the pictures. i cannot imagine that refugees from Bhutan are coming to Canada. your new King is handsome, btw!!!

we love our king.....

My King is My God,My Parents,My Friend and Everything That is in Me. Time to come and time that has gone still brings the joy of being born as a Bhutanese.
I pray for thy peace and Joy forever.

r u people crazy??>??

he is the last king's son, and he rule the country because of the sperm come from the older king. and u people call this democracy????? no longer the power to the people!!!!!

what a bunch of nut case u people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its a moment of happiness and lucky being in the celebration.long live our great king.....................

We are just a nice people ruled by the wise Wangchucks. Learning quite a lot from our neighboring country Nepal, you guys know their situation which got damaged by few ruthless people. I really feel sorry for our cousin Nepalese especially those living under poverty. I hope Nepalese will improve in the times to come and they also learn from Bhutan. My prayers for them.
Bhutanese are always faithful to each other. 1. People faithful to King and Govt 2. King faithful to People and Govt 3. Govt faithful to King and People (vice versa)

So lucky to be born in Bhutan. May our country defeat all the evils that are harming our country. "Long Live our beloved Kings, may peace last forever and Gross National Happiness enshrine over this Last Shangrila of the Earth."

King,may you always remember that to be human is to be alive! Blessed is your Parents,Trust in God! Enjoy your reign.

I LOVE MY KING AND MY COUNTRY,,,,

I love the old king , he looks very mercy !

It is good to see the coronation pictures.New king is laughing showing his teeth.Do you think that he is thinking about the people evicted by his father staying in the nepalese camp lamanting??????????? I DON'THINK

I wish my king for long life,
We the people of Bhutan will pray for you(King) day n night.
I love my young king

AS pure as a drop of water from the tip of mountains, AS rich as the sunshine lighting up the whole world, AS natural as the flow of rivers and as deep as the oceans, like an answer to every arousing question... just a glimpse of smile on his face melts down the hardest hate with much garce , so down he bends and so high his thoughts bring hopes and lasting wisdom... compassion and love to every sentient being, blessing the world through peace and making it worth living. thou give life to every saddened thought thee the red rose of every heart.. hard it is to live up the faith of every heart, for which , thou works days and night, spreading in every soul a spark of deserving ultimate happinesss, thou give our bhutan a heaven look .... may this world be enough fortunate, to get learned of wisdom and know you , for thou art is only to be encored and highlighted, AS it lead us to the ULTIMATE HAPPINESS,,,,, SO LONG LIVE OUR KING ,,,,I LOVE MY KING AND COUNTRY ,,,,,,,,

long live our king , for me you are everthing , god bliss our beloved king .

My good Wishes are always with King, I will wish to come to your country at least ones in my life, You Are Very Lucky To Become A king of such a beutifule Country.
BEST OF LUCK & GOD BLESS YOU

I really love & proud of Bhutan's fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.Bhutan is my neighbour country and most of our Indian cultural habits are still in force. Long live The Kind and the People of Bhutan!
With best wishes From L.K.Mathi, Chennai (Tamilnadu) India.

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He is the People's King! Too young and too wisely shouldering every responsibility. His first official address - "I will never rule you as a king. I will protect you as a parent, care for you as a brother and serve you as a son. I shall give you everything and keep nothing. I shall live such a life as a good human being that you may find it worthy to serve as an example for your children. I have no personal goals other than to fulfill your hopes and aspirations. I shall always serve you, day and night, in the spirit of kindness, justice and equality."
Bhutan recently experienced nature calamities, and to what is known as the King going out of his way to listen to his people's sufferings and problems, and in the event helping all his people from destitutue to happiness.
Hail to you, our beloved King, we love you so much! One nation, one people, gyelo pelden drukpa lha gyelo!

i always heard that Bhutan is beautiful and that it is the most peaceful nation, but i couldn't believe it unless i was out of the country. Seeing the world out of Bhutan i can bet my life that its the most peaceful and beautiful place in the world. i love my country and i have so much pride in me when i say that i am a Bhutanese.

Proud and glade to be a BHUTANESE.I will never forget the day he waved at me.

"KING KHESAR PEOPLE'S KING"

Thank you very much making us so proud to be Bhutanese, Your Majesty.

Bhutan has a handsome king,
n his people proud of him
all i've heard they're happy living there.
wish there were someone like him in my country
or wish i were a bhutanese.

In the big continent of Asia,there is a small kingdom called Bhutan.In that kingdom people were lucky due to presents of king who he helped to developed and make people educated.So the people in that kingdom thanked to king.

long live our king............we all love uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu......and very proud to be bhutanese.

i really appretiate what the pictures are but i am not sure whether it is real image or virtual.

First of all I would like to thank boston.com for the wonderful pictures from the coronation of our 5th King. But there are few here who are trying to tarnish the image of Bhutan by writing about the so called refugees. I will tell you these people are no refugees in the first place. They are illegal immigrants from India and Nepal who were trying to take over bhutan with the help of some traitors (Nepalese origin) inside Bhutan. When such things happen, Bhutan had to act to protect its national security.
Anyway we Bhutanese love our kings. They mean so much to us.

His Majesty the fifth King of Bhutan is unlike anyother normal human. Khesar is our king, Kheser is our god, kheser is the life of every bhutanese citizens. May His majesty prosper like a morning sun shine that brightens the whole world and the universe.
Long live our beloved King Kheser.

I think the King of Bhutan is the MOST HANDSOME KING ON EARTH, MOVE OVER PRINCE CHARLES LOL

Your "Gross National Happiness" translates to "Goverment Neglected Households" for the 100,000 or more Bhutanese who had to leave their motherland because of one or more reasons most attributable to gross neglect by the regime to protect its citizens. No doubt, Bhutan is beautiful, mystical and serene. However, for us who were forced out of the country, GNH does simply signify "give no heed" to our appeal. It is indeed the most misleading heading to the most mundane essay over finding happiness in driving out your own people.

Thanks for sharing our belove kings photo in the website

xD yea live Thr Druk Gyelpo Indeed its really true that our fifth king is handsome of all in this world ^.^

hope the new king will solved the problems of bhutanese refuges.. casuse jenge singe wanchu the 4th king of bhutan forcefully make them out... fi u went thro old history wanchu family are also came from tibet... bhutan is not their ancestor home as well so... hope new king will manage to resettle the case

be a strong ruler........courage and faith is the key

That is the picture of my own country.But I can't be there because the smile face of the king is good in picture while the heart the king which is i control by india is very controvercy to that smile. So I became refugee

Rev King,
Thank you for making refugee for 18 years. You make our life in miserable but we are happy in America.
May god give you peaceful life and happy always not like nepal king.
We always pray for you.

A quick note of thanks for sharing the wonderful pictures from the coronation of our 5th King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. i m proud of being bron in Bhutan(very peacefull country), i wish long live to his Majesty the KING and Wangchuk dynasty. I always pray for you, and welbeing for the country and people......

awesome country! awesome kingdom! OH MY GOD!

all those negative comments on the young King are from the negative people who are frustrated because their negative propaganda was not successful. But the bottomline is that good will become better and the bad will rot to decompose. I pity on them because there are also some good among bad who simply got brainwashed. Long live the young Monarch of Bhutan.