But a surge of tourist inflows into Bhutan this year has left parents and pilgrims jostling for space in the temple’s small inner sanctum. The crowds have sparked a major debate across the country that could mean tougher regulations for tourists from the region, especially India. On June 7, the Tourism Council announced it was shutting the temple to all tourists for the three months, or peak season. Bhutan charges a $250 (₹17,500) mandatory cover-charge per day for all tourists except those from India, Bangladesh and the Maldives. As a result, the government is looking at a series of measures to balance the increasing numbers of tourists with regulations to control their behaviour.

Source: The Hindu June 15, 2019 16:42 UTC