Rumtek is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. This is located in Sikkim, India. Major festival of this monastery is Tse Chu Chaams. As per the Tibetan calendar, this festival celebrates on the 10th day of the 5th month. In general it comes in the month of June. In Sikkim this is the largest monastery. This monastery is located 23kms away from Gangtok. What to see...
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Tabo Monastery is located in Tago village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. In the Tibetan Era Fire Ape, this monastery was founded. This monastery is famous for murals, frescos, statues, stupas, manuscripts and Thankas. It was reconstructed after the earthquake of 1975. What to see in Tabo Monastery: Architecture: Tabo Monastery consists of cave...
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Dhankar Gompa is a Buddhist Temple in Lahaul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India. It looks like Tangyud Monastery and Key Monastery. In 17th century, this monastery acted as capital of Spiti. It is one of the 5 main Buddhist centres. This is the 7th century Buddhist Monastery. In the world this is the second highest monastery. This monastery belongs to...
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Karsha Monastery is located in Zanskar Region , Jammu & Kashmir, India. Phagspa Shesrab founded this monastery. Other names of this monastery are Karsha Gompa and Karsha Chamspaling. This gompa belongs to Yellow Hat order. What to see at Karsha Monastery: In Zanskar region this is the largest monastery. This monastery is famous for rock carvings. Rinchen...
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Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery. It is located in Hemis, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India. In the Ladakh region, this is the largest monastic institutions. In the Himalayan Region, more than 1000 monks reside in this monastery. For this monastery there are 200 branches. What to see in Hemis Monastery: Of all the monasteries in India, Hemis...
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Stok Monastery is a Buddhist Monastery in Leh district, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India. Lama Lhawang Lotus has founded this monastery in 14th century. What to see at Stok Monastery: This is one of the beautiful places for the natural lovers and trekking lovers. It is surrounded by Indus valley, Markha valley and Stock Kangri Ranges. This was established...
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