Namdroling Monastery (Golden Temple)

Namdroling Monastery in Bylakuppe, Coorg, is home to the spectacular Golden Temple — one of the largest Nyingma Buddhist temples outside Tibet. Housing three magnificent 60-foot golden statues of Buddha, Padmasambhava, and Amitayus, this awe-inspiring monastery and its thriving Tibetan settlement make Coorg an unexpected and extraordinary center of Tibetan Buddhist culture in South India.