In the beautiful village of Changyul, close by the Mochu River you will see an old dilapidated building which stood the test of time. In it's hay days seven centuries ago, this ancient manor housed the richest family of Punakha. Incidentally their daughter Galem, was famed for her phenomenal beauty, grace and kindness. Unbeknownst to the parents she was romantically involved with Singye, a young attendant to the local Chieftain of Punakha. Young, careless, and totally enamored, they'd often rendezvous by the river singing songs to each other. One day the local Chieftain saw Galem at the market place and was instantly taken by her beauty. He confided in an associate to help take her as his wife. The associate however, was aware of Galem and Singye's relationship and in an attempt to remain in favor of the Chieftain, he got Singye transferred to Gasa, a village higher up in the mountains. He then went to Galem’s house with the Chieftain’s proposal. Galem's parents jumped at the opportunity to get their daughter married off to a powerful man. However, upon hearing the news, Galem broke down and confessed about her relationship with Singye and their pregnancy. Her enraged father disowned her out of disappointment and chased her out from the house. A distraught Galem took refuge by the river bank and called out desperately to any passer-bys to convey her plight to Singye in Gasa. A kind man on his way to another village promises to make a detour to Gasa with her message. As soon as Singye hears of this news, he immediately runs towards Punakha. In a state of dazed confusion and heartbreak he imagines seeing Galem dressed in her finest and appearing more beautiful than ever only to vanish at his touch. With a bad premonition he rushes towards her village, however by the time Singye arrives Galem had succumbed to her heartbreak and he only gets to see her funeral pyre. Meanwhile Galem’s pyre refused to light up which usually signifies that the dead has unfinished business and in this situation her soul just could not let go off Singye. Gripped by the death of his love he fainted by the pyre only to regain consciousness and without a second thought jumped right onto the pyre. Immediately a blazing fire is said to have engulfed the two, uniting them in death.

This is the tragic and lamentable tale of Gasa Lami Singye and Chang gi bum Galem. With no descendants to carry on their Galem’s house still stands today in ruins and their love story has been an inspiration and muse for many local movies and songs.