The Embassy of India in Thimphu, Bhutan nestling in the heart of the great Himalaya, functions from a sprawling 67-acre complex also called the India House Estate founded by Mrs. Indira Gandhi in May 1968. Bhutan offers a lot of tourist attractions with a landscape of natural beauty, clean and unpolluted air, magnificent mountains, inspiring architecture, meadows and densely forested hills, ravines abounding in exotic flora and fauna, an awesome variety of flowers decorated with waterfalls. The Embassy of India in Bhutan has an historical evolution since Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira made their historic visit to Bhutan in 1958 to extend a hand of friendship to His Majesty late King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck. Today, India has maintained its relation with Bhutan like a big brother, offering number of scholarships, projects and many other cooperations.
Address
Bhutan Embassy of India
Liaison Office of the Embassy of India in Bhutan, Phuntsholing,
Bhutan.
Telephone: +9755-2635
Fax: +00-975-5-252992
Email: loplg@druknet.net.bt
Timings
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays 0900-1700 hrs
Tuesdays and Fridays. 0900-1815 hrs
Consular timings (on all working days)
Receiving applications 0900-1200 hrs
Delivery 1500-1630 hrs.
India's List of Holidays 2007 |
Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| Republic Day |
January 26 |
Friday |
| Muharram |
January 30 |
Tuesday |
| Maha Shivaratri |
February 16 |
Friday |
| His Majesty's Birthday |
February 21 |
Wednesday |
| Ram Navami |
March 27 |
Tuesday |
| Mahavir Jayanti |
March 31 |
Saturday |
| Milad-Un-Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammed) |
April 01 |
Sunday |
| Good Friday |
April 06 |
Friday |
| Independence Day |
August 15 |
Wednesday |
| Janmashtami |
September 04 |
Tuesday |
| Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday |
October 02 |
Tuesday |
| Idu'l Fitr |
October 14 |
Sunday |
| Dussehra |
October 21 |
Sunday |
| Diwali (Deepavali) |
November 09 |
Friday |
| Guru Nanak's Birthday |
November 24 |
Saturday |
| National Day of Bhutan |
December 17 |
Monday |
| Idu'l Zuha (Bakrid) |
December 21 |
Friday |
| Christmas day |
December 25 |
Tuesday |
Bhutan's List of Holidays 2007 |
Holiday |
Date |
Day |
| Winter Solstice |
January 02 |
Tuesday |
| Traditional Day of Offering |
January 22 |
Monday |
| Losar/New Year [Fire Pig Year] |
February 18th,19th |
Sunday, Monday |
| His Majesty's Birthday |
February 21 |
Wednesday |
| Shabdrung Kuchoe |
April 27 |
Thursday |
| Birth Anniversary of 3rd King |
May 02 |
Wednesday |
| Lord Buddha's Maha Parinirvana |
May 31 |
Thursday |
| Coronation Day of His Majesty |
June 02 |
Saturday |
| Birth Anniversary of Guru Rinpoche |
June 25 |
Monday |
| The First Sermon of Lord Buddha |
July 18 |
Wednesday |
| Death Anniversary of 3rd King |
July 24 |
Tuesday |
| Thimphu Drubchen |
September 17 |
Monday |
| Thimphu Tshechu |
September 22nd,23rd,24th |
Saturday, Sunday, Monday |
| Dashain |
September 22 |
Saturday |
| Blessed Rainy Day |
October 23 |
Sunday |
| Descending Day of Lord Buddha |
November 01 |
Thursday |
| Birthday of His Majesty the King |
November 11th, 12th, 13th |
Sunday, Monday,Tuesday |
| Meeting of Nine Evils |
December 16 |
Sunday |
| National Day |
December 17 |
Monday |
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