Kathmandu: Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck returned to Bhutan on Friday following a brief stopover in Kathmandu. The King, who had arrived in the Nepali capital earlier in the day, was seen off by Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba at Tribhuvan International Airport.

Wangchuck, who was in Nepal as part of an unofficial visit, took time to visit and offer prayers at two of Kathmandu’s most iconic religious sites—Swayambhunath (also known as the Monkey Temple) and Bauddhanath Stupa.

His visit to Nepal came after an official trip to India, and he was on his way back to Bhutan when he made the brief stop in Kathmandu.