Nalakhar Tsechu is held at the Ngaa Lhakhang in Nalakhar village in Bumthang. It is celebrated on 15th to 17th day of 9th month of Bhutanese calendar. This festival is celebrated to bring happiness and prosperity to the village and the country as a whole. It is a symbolic prayer for good harvest and for the well-being of all the sentient. People all over Bumthang and from different parts of the country come to witness the festival dressed in their finest cloths.