Gasa Tsachu, the most popular tshachu (Hot Spring) amongst Bhutanese, had a record number of visitors in January this year.Some 1,650 people visited the tsachu, according to Dago, the caretaker of the tsachu. He said it was the first time that such a huge crowd came to the tshachu after he became the caretaker eight years ago.
“A pond can accommodate about 20 to 25 people, but this time, more than 60 people crammed in a pond,” he said. There are four ponds at the tshachu.
In order to give chance to all the people, Dago made a schedule, but since all the people had different diseases wanting to get in different ponds, the plan did not work.
Chundu, 58, from Paro said he had been at the tshachu for one week, but dipped in the pond for only an hour everyday.
