Place Blyokvoo
Meeting place for butterflies
t all began at a historical place Blyokvoo near Upper Dzongu. The original name of Blyokvoo is
Thamblyokvoo and as the name suggests it stands for the "meeting place for butterflies.
" My grandfather Lt. Nak Lepcha, I remember once narrated that Blyokvoo cave hosted different
species of butterflies in Dzongu and it was also a site where people from all coners of Dzongu held
important meetings during the reign of the Chogyals. Apart from being a site where important decisions
of the village were made, Blyokvoo cave also served as an important haunt for wooing couples.
According to my grandfather women would bring home-made treats and chi for their men and their
counterparts would exhibit their hunting skills by presenting the spoils of their day to their.
Thamblyokvoo and as the name suggests it stands for the "meeting place for butterflies.
" My grandfather Lt. Nak Lepcha, I remember once narrated that Blyokvoo cave hosted different
species of butterflies in Dzongu and it was also a site where people from all coners of Dzongu held
important meetings during the reign of the Chogyals. Apart from being a site where important decisions
of the village were made, Blyokvoo cave also served as an important haunt for wooing couples.
According to my grandfather women would bring home-made treats and chi for their men and their
counterparts would exhibit their hunting skills by presenting the spoils of their day to their.
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