Urgelling Monastery

Urgelling Monastery (Urgelling Gompa), 5 km from Tawang, is the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso — born here in 1683. One of the oldest gompas in the Tawang district, the small but deeply sacred monastery is an important pilgrimage site for Tibetan Buddhists and a peaceful retreat amid pine forest. The monastery celebrates traditional Monpa festivals with mask dances. A top offbeat Tawang heritage and pilgrimage attraction that reveals the region's profound Buddhist history.