The Golden Temple at Coorg, better known as Namdroling Monastery, is a centre of Tibetan culture in South India ...

Asia Society spoke with him about the significance of the sand mandala and the basic principles of constructing one. Tibetan Monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery, South India, will construct a ...

The monastery is 130-km south-east of Kargil and falls midway between Kargil and Padum. According to legend, the monastery was built by Gelek Yashy Takpa during the reign of King Tsewang Mangyul ...

Also known as Guru Rinpoche (precious guru), this Indian scholar is said ... who takes tourists to the monastery festivals. But Indians from the south also flock here to perform ritual ablutions ...

For this reason, prior permission has to be acquired from the Indian Government office in Leh to visit the monastery. There are budget accommodations available on the Tsaka La Road, south of Rhongo.

Odisha has a rich Buddhist heritage. Ratnagiri, part of the ‘Diamond Triangle’ of Ratnagiri, Udaygiri, and Lalitgiri, had a ...