Despite vast water sources, farmers experience shortages

Khandu, an elderly villager from the western district of Punakha in Bhutan, has come to join hundreds of villagers to conduct a Buddhist ritual ceremony involving carrying religious texts on his back and walking along the streets.

The day long ritual is to pay to bring rainfall in the coming days to help complete their paddy plantations, which have been delayed.

With the majority of farmers dependent on rainfall for their paddies, rural villagers often seek religious help to bring rain.