A phallus painted on the exterior of a house.
Phalluses are pervasive in Bhutan, frequently carved out of wood, made into ritual cakes, and painted on buildings, as seen here. Phalluses are generally associated with Bhutan’s great saint and holy madman (chönyön) Drukpa Künley (1455–1529), whose own penis is sometimes called a "Thunderbolt of Flaming Wisdom". While frequently associated with fertility, different phalluses serve
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