In Bhutanese culture, deities and spirits are prevalent. Each place has its own unique set of local deities and spirits. There are many different classes of spirits such as the Yul-lha, the village deity; the Key-lha, the birth deity; Pha-lha, the paternal deity and, so forth. In this video, Kudrung from Chema in Trashiyangtse talks about the main local deities and birth deities of his region. The deity Garab Wangchuk is regarded as the main birth spirit of this Trashiyangtse District, but there are also many local spirits such as Tshong Tshong Ma in the Jamkhar area, Serphug and Borang in Yangnyer, and other spirits that correspond to other localities.