{"id":464,"date":"2019-08-28T06:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T06:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.1.78\/international\/bhutan\/?post_type=add_festival&#038;p=464"},"modified":"2020-01-07T05:44:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T05:44:32","slug":"gomphu-kora-festival","status":"publish","type":"add_festival","link":"https:\/\/www.tourmyindia.com\/international\/bhutan\/gomphu-kora-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Gomphu Kora Festival Bhutan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Insight into Festival Duration,<br \/>Dates, and Features<\/h2>\n<h3>Festival Duration<\/h3>\n<p>This popular festivals of Bhutan, is celebrated over a period of three days. The festival dates are mentioned below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"f-border\">\n<h3>Dates for 2020<\/h3>\n<p><span>Starting Date:<\/span> 1<sup>st<\/sup> April 2020<span class=\"span-m\"><\/span><span>Ending Date:<\/span> 3<sup>rd<\/sup> April 2020<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"f-border\">\n<h3>Festival Destination<\/h3>\n<p>The Gomphu Kora Festival is celebrated at a place called Gomphu Kora which is situated at a distance of almost 23 km from Trashigang Dzong. It is one of the largest dzongs (fortress) and was built to protect the country from any foreign invasions in the future. If you are a citizen of India, Bangladesh or Maldives, you will not need to apply for a visa. However, if you are a foreign national and want to go on a Bhutan holidays, you will have to apply for a Bhutan visa.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"f-border\">\n<h3>Special Highlights of the Festival<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Devotees perform circumambulations<\/li>\n<li>Various folk dances &#038; songs<\/li>\n<li>Observance of various ceremonies<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insight into Festival Duration,Dates, and Features Festival Duration This popular festivals of Bhutan, is celebrated over a period of three days. The festival dates are mentioned below. 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