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Monasteries

Tawang’s 1680 gompa, Rumtek’s scale, Pemayangtse’s wooden palace and the village gompas in between.

Ridge monastery landscape, representative of Tashiding — Monasteries, Northeast India

The Buddhist belt runs through Tawang and Sikkim: the Tawang Monastery founded 1680-81, Rumtek’s great seat near Gangtok, Pemayangtse’s 17th-century halls with the carved heavenly palace, Tashiding’s sacred hill and Mechuka’s 400-year-old Samten Yongcha.

Festival days (Torgya, Losar, Saga Dawa, Kagyed) are when the courtyards dance.

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Monasteries places

Sikkim Tashiding Monastery

The holiest hilltop monastery.

Historic monastery landscape, representative of Pemayangtse

Sikkim Pemayangtse Monastery

The 300-year-old monastery of perfect purity.

Golden Theravada pagoda, representative of Kongmu Kham

Arunachal Pradesh Golden Pagoda (Kongmu Kham)

The golden chedi of the Lohit plains.

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6D / 5N · High Himalaya

Tawang & Sela

Tawang Monastery, Sela Pass and Madhuri Lake, a six-day high-Himalaya road trip from Guwahati. Transport, stay, meals, guide and permits included.

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Tawang beyond the monastery, hidden places, cafés and where locals eat

Tawang beyond the monastery: the war memorial at dawn, PT Tso's quiet side, Urgelling gompa, PTSO lake walks, Tawang's cafés and bakeries, and where locals actually eat.

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