Samtse Lhakhang

A Buddhist temple in Samtse town that serves as a center of worship for the local Buddhist community. The lhakhang houses statues of Guru Rinpoche, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal, and hosts religious ceremonies and prayer gatherings throughout the year. In the ethnically diverse Samtse district, Buddhist temples serve as important markers of Bhutanese cultural identity alongside the Hindu temples and community gathering places of the Lhotshampa population.