Tawang Monastery Tours

Photo by Eoghan Daly
Photo by Eoghan Daly

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One of our favourite shots from Tawang monastery in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh state, northeast India. 📿Tawang monastery is the largest Buddhist monastery in India and the 2nd largest in the world, only surpassed by Potala palace in Lhasa, Tibet. 💫It's a colossal, self-contained medieval citadel and built across three different levels and harbouring hundreds of resident monks. In this image, you are observing the approach to the main courtyard of the monastery. Jili is leaning against the whitewashed wall of the principal prayer house, which enshrines a huge Buddha statue. How elegant and refined those windows are! To the left are monks’ residential buildings with their distinctive yellow roofs. ✨That graceful edifice in the distance, situated right at the entrance to the main courtyard, is where you will find butter lamps 🔥burning inside a small room on the upper level. There is also a balcony up here where one can indulge in a magnificent panoramic view overlooking Tawang. We will have to show you that wonderful view another time. ⭐️So now tell us, how does this image make you feel? Is this the image that comes to your mind when somebody mentions the word India 🇮🇳? Do you think many people fail to grasp how diverse India truly is and dismiss it as a travel destination as a result?

Tawang Monastery

Learn about the local history of Tawang when you take a trip to Tawang Monastery. Wander the lakeside or discover the area's glaciers.

Tawang Monastery

Nuranang Falls

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Nuranang Falls during your travels in Tawang. Discover the area's glaciers and temples.

Nuranang Falls

Madhuri Lake

Commune with nature and explore the great outdoors at Madhuri Lake during your travels in Cona County.

Madhuri Lake

Best Lodging Options Near Tawang Monastery

Hotel Tashi Ga-Tsel

Hotel Tashi Ga-Tsel

3 out of 5
Near Parade Ground, Sib Colony, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Hotel Tashi Ga-Tsel
Vivanta Tawang

Vivanta Tawang

4 out of 5
Famla, Lemberdung, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Vivanta Tawang
TIMILO BOUTIQUE

TIMILO BOUTIQUE

3 out of 5
Choephilling Public School Timilo, Tawang, Arunachal pradesh
TIMILO BOUTIQUE
Hotel Vivid Tawang

Hotel Vivid Tawang

2.5 out of 5
near BSNL OFFICE, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Hotel Vivid Tawang
Hotel Dekhang

Hotel Dekhang

3 out of 5
Near Gas Agency, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Hotel Dekhang
Hotel Snowland

Hotel Snowland

2 out of 5
Old market, Tawang, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Hotel Snowland
Gyalpo Homestay

Gyalpo Homestay

2 out of 5
AIR Gompa Road, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Gyalpo Homestay
Mountain Mist Resort

Mountain Mist Resort

3 out of 5
New Lebrang, Post Office/Police Station, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Mountain Mist Resort
Enchanting Mountain Tawang

Enchanting Mountain Tawang

2 out of 5
Demgeyn,tawang-790104, 9163922754, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
Enchanting Mountain Tawang
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