Religious Places

The Tawang Monastery

The ancient 17th century Buddhist monastery with commanding views of Tawang is also one of the biggest monasteries in Asia. The Tawang monastery is also known in Tibetan as Galden Namgey Lhatse, which means ‘celestial paradise in a clear night’. It is the largest monastery in India, three storeys high, spread over around 140 sq. m with 65 residential buildings and 10 other structures.

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