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![]() Tawang or Gompa Monastry Lesser known as Tawang Ganden Namgyal Lhaste, this 400yrs old monastery is a must see for everyone who visits Tawang, as its the main attraction of the hill station. |
![]() Urqelling Monastery If you want to visit one of the birthplaces of the Dalai Lamas, this place is the one to go for -5 kms away from Tawang its the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama. |
Tawang at its best
Where and Why Its a picture postcard place - its mountains, waterfalls, greenery and the hills - all attributing and adding to the beauty of the hill station. Began your journey from Tezpur - the linking way to Tawang - in a cab, passing by the Se La Pass and Peak - admiring its great dragon wind - swept gateway (its also the worlds highest - at 13,714 ft). Moored highup in the mountain ranges of himalayas, at a feet of 3500 mts - this land of Monpas landed me in a ethernal land. On dropping here, talk a walk around this land of beauty. Walk among the awesome mountain views, remote hamlets, quaint and sleepy people, and tranquil lakes. The whole atmosphere is breathtaking. Take phtographs as many as you want for there is nothing like the beauty of the hills. Settle out on one of those sleek benches with a few feet high wooden tables. The tea - a mix of milk and sugar came with added ginger and moms. Enjoy this little treat. Now there are so many lakes around that you almost loose count of them but still they are bound to make your journey to the Tawang Monastery more easy. Tawang monastry is a place where peace reigns in all its splendour. Sit here as the chantings overtake your senses. The monastry last visited by Dalai Lama in 1960); has the 26FT-HIGH GILDED BUDDHA (housed in the inner sanctum embellished by a mural rich ceiling supported by gilded pillars. Take some photographs of the Buddha statue; ann then move forward to see the library. You will be amazed by the vastness of the hall and the precious manuscripts, rare gold lettered Buddhist scriptures, ritual vessels and Tangkhas of great antiquity. There is also the craft centre in the monastry which laid down the various crafts of Arunachal Pradesh. They say very natural occurences can match the signs and sounds of waterfall. Lose yourself in this sound as you move onwards to see the Nuraneng (42KMS away from Tawang) and the Babteng - Kang falls. The only thing you can do here is sit by the falls and admire the beauty and stillness of the falls. There is also something which you can't go amiss - the hot water springs at Thingbu and Tsachu. Known for their therapeutic values a dip in one of them is must. If Kerala (South India) is known world over for its Ayurvedic therapies; Tawang is famous for its hot water springs (similar to the hot water springs in South Africa). End your day with the Arunachal Pradeshs speciality - the Butter Tea. Suggestions
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