The Nimalung Festival is an annual event held in the picturesque valley of Chumey in Bumthang. The festival takes place in the grounds of a lhakang, which was built by a Trulku from eastern Tibet. Celebrated in the 5th month of the Bhutanese calendar, one of the highlights of the festival is the display of a thongdrel (a building-sized painting) of Guru Rinpoche. Bumthang Valley is known for having one of the highest numbers of religious festivals in Bhutan.
