Tawang Monastery

Tawang Monastery (Galden Namgyel Lhatse) is India's largest and one of Asia's most important Buddhist monasteries — a 400-year-old Gelugpa gompa at 3,048 m housing 700+ monks and a 28-foot gilded Buddha. Founded in 1681 per the instructions of the 5th Dalai Lama, it overlooks the breathtaking Tawang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh. The monastery museum houses rare thangkas, manuscripts, and artefacts. A bucket-list destination for Buddhist pilgrims and Northeast India travellers.