Tokjoung Lhakhang
The beautiful Tokjoung Lhakhang Chogyal Drimed Kuenden was an Indian prince who later became a great dharma king. After giving away his nation's most valuable wealth, his father sent him and his family into exile for 12 years to “Dhuring Harshang KemKem” or “Kemkem Rig. The place is also known as ‘Harshang Rinag ’, about a three-day walk from the village, although no one can pinpoint the exact location. View from Karshong. The Jongthang village. The present Lhakhang can be seen partially behind the cypress tree on the right side of the village while the initial lhakhang (a small temple) can be seen above the first cluster of houses. As the prince and his family journeyed towards the north of his kingdom, which is Bhutan, he crossed many villages and one of the last village on his journey was the Dzongthang village which is pronounced more as Jongthang. According to oral history, there are two great plains about three hours walk from the village where the national animal of our coun...