Bhutan's Phallus-Worshipping Temple: A Unique Cultural Experience

Lobesa is a village in #Bhutan dedicated to the phallus, as their local temple — #ChimiLhakhang — is dedicated to the Divine Madman, a Buddhist Master (Lam) who spread positive energy through sex and subdued demons with his penis. Have lunch at Divine Restaurant, with beautiful views and shrine dedicated to the #DivineMadman, before walking about 20 minutes through local crop fields to the temple. Inside, locals do their prostrations and making their offerings of water, money, wine and candy at the shrine, which also holds larger than life statues of the Divine Madman, his older brother Ngawang Chogyal, and the deity of the valley, Chokimo. There’s also a large wooden #phallus — which the Divine Madman is said to have brought with him from his home of Tibet — and some of the Divine Madman’s belongings from the 15th century, including a bow and arrow, and a phallus made from an elephant tusk, which you can be blessed with. Moreover, #women come from all over the world to the temple to receive a special #fertility blessing. It’s a unique cultural and #spiritual experience to have in Bhutan.