The main temple in Paro town itself, founded in 1525 by Ngawang Chhogyel, a descendant of Tsangpa Gyare who founded the Drukpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. The building is more modest than the dzong on the hill above — a single-storey hall set behind a small courtyard — but it is a working community temple, in continuous use as a place of worship, and the murals inside are unusually well preserved for a small Bhutanese town temple.
Easy to miss; the temple is set just off the main street, behind a row of shops. The caretaker usually opens it on request. A worthwhile fifteen-minute stop combined with a walk along the old main street.