Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal arrives in a chibdrel along with his attendants.
The figure in the foreground, wearing the golden-hued mask, represents Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594-1651), the Drukpa Kagyü master from Tibet credited with unifying and establishing an independent Bhutan in the 1630s. In addition to uniting the various warring fiefdoms for the first time, he also sought to create a distinct Bhutanese cultural identity separate from the Tibetan
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