
(RNS2-mar3) A phallic painting on a building in Wangduephodrang, Bhutan. Bhutanese believe the ‘scandalous’ yet the integral part of Bhutan’s phallic worship aid fertility, work as a talisman to protect themselves from evil, and dispel malicious gossips. For use with RNS-PHALLUS-BHUTAN, transmitted on March 3, 2014, Photo by Tara Limbu