We found the temple itself to be nothing special. however, the walk through the village and surrounding area really made the morning. The story of the "mad man" and his antics were entertaining as was the history of the temple and surrounding village. We really enjoyed walking through the houses, visiting with the locals and witnessing the building of a... More

Mad monk was interesting, however, not memorable The surroundings of the monastery will be beautiful during summer months as they were all rice paddies with step fields More

The Bhutanese names are never easy. I therefore decide to remember the Temple as the "Divine Madman" Temple. In fact it is really a temple dedicated to him, a great yogi in the 14th century (as I was explained by my Bhutanese guide). What I can't understand though is how you can call somebody a "mad man" when you at... More

The experience of visiting Chimi Lhakhang Temple starts right as you take the path into the village. As it is the Temple of Fertility, the village is also known as the Fertility Village. The exterior walls of the few buildings lining the sides of the path housing souvenir shops and small restaurants are adorned with paintings of phallus large and... More

Did not live up to the hype! Nice walk up to the temple though. More

The small chapel was built in 1499 in honor of Lama Drukpa Kunley or the "Divine Madman", one of the major personalities in the Bhutanese religious history, for subduing the demons according to the lore. It takes about 20 - 25 minutes to walk from the road on a path among rice fields first going down then climbing uphill to... More

Some half hour walk for the road, between ricefields, and a short easy hike brings you to this Temple. Your guide will tell the stories connected with the place and the founder. Inside visitors can get a special blessing. As this is a very touristy place, shops line part of the way. More

After a great walk through rice paddies we arrived at Chimi Lhakhang, a monastery and fertility temple dedicated to Lama Drukpa Kuenley. He was a very famous monk who was also known as “the divine madman” and he built a chorten (stupa) here in the 14th century and the monastery was built here later. He is famous for being unorthodox... More

You park the car on the road and drop down through Lobesa village and across the fields for the final climb up a steep grassy slope to the Lhakhang. This is a lovely setting with views across the countryside. Incense burners were scenting the air, there were prayer wheels and small monks busy with their chores. There is a small... More