Tawang Monastery
The largest monastery in India and the second largest anywhere, founded in 1680 at three thousand metres.
- Where
- Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Hard to reach
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 15 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.5866, 91.8574
Get the Tawang Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tawang Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tawang Monastery
Sangetsar Lake 0.6 km
Trees still standing in the water an earthquake made.
Nuranang Falls 12 km
A hundred metres of water off the Tawang road.
Bum La Pass 16 km
The border post above Tawang, open with a permit.
Sela Pass 26 km
Forty two hundred metres, held open through winter, with a lake beside the road that freezes solid.
Gom Kora 34 km
A temple beside the Drangme Chhu in eastern Bhutan, built where Guru Rinpoche is said to have meditated and subdued a demon. Pilgrims walk circuits around the temple and the great black rock beside it, and its spring festival draws people from across the east.
Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary 35 km
A protected area in the far east of Bhutan, across the Merak and Sakteng gewogs of Trashigang District and just into Samdrup Jongkhar. It is home to the semi nomadic Brokpa herders, and local belief places the migoi, the Bhutanese yeti, in its forests.
Chorten Kora 36 km
A large white stupa beside the Kholong Chu in Trashi Yangtse, built in 1740 by Lama Ngawang Lodrö in memory of his late uncle. It is modelled on the Boudhanath stupa in Nepal, and a similar stupa, Gorsam Chorten, stands at Zemithang in Tawang.
Trashigang Dzong 41 km
One of the largest dzongs in Bhutan, built in 1659 above the town of Trashigang to defend against invasions from Tibet. It served as the seat of the district and home to a monastic community before both moved out for its restoration.
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Questions
Where is Tawang Monastery?
Tawang Monastery is in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sangetsar Lake (0.6 km), Nuranang Falls (12 km), Bum La Pass (16 km).
How do I get the Tawang Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tawang Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Arunachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tawang Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Arunachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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