Locals mingle at a market in Thimphu, Bhutan, on the eve of the royal wedding between King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Jetsun Pema Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesWorkers carry a portrait of the king and future queen on the eve of their weddingPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesLocal people watch the wedding festivities in the grounds of the Dzong, the administrative centre of Punakha. The popular Oxford-educated king's coronation was held here in 2008Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
Monks watch the royal wedding celebrations in the grounds of the DzongPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesThe king, 31 and his bride, 21, greet thousands of citizens at the celebrations at Changlimithang stadium in Thimphu. On this final day of the wedding, more than 50,000 people arrived to watch the dancing and singing Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesMonks prepare for the Black Hat dance at Changlimithang stadiumPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesMonks in the crowd watch the celebrations at ChanglimithangPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesA new giant Thangkha painting is unveiled during a special Buddhist ceremonyPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesSangey, 6, reads during class at the Dechen Phodrang monastery in Thimphu. Local boys join the monastery at six to nine years of age, and according to tradition many families will send one son into a monastic orderPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesSangey (six), Tenzin (seven), Tandin (four) and Pembar (10) rest after hours of prayer. The young monks average about 10 hours of study a day, waking up at 5amPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesA novice looks out of a window at the monastery. The monks learn to read Chhokey, the language of the ancient sacred texts, as well as Dzongkha and English Photograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty ImagesA young monk sleeps after hours of prayer. About 375 monks reside at the government-run Dechen Phodrang monastery that also doubles as a childcare facility for underprivileged and orphaned boysPhotograph: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images
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