Bhutan king, queen carve Buddhist statue

KYOTO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (C) carve a Buddhist statue at the Gallery of Kyoto Traditional Arts & Crafts in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2011. The statue is being made using pine wood from Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, one of the areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and about 3,000 people have so far contributed to the carving.

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