Places to Visit in Tawang
TAWANG MONASTERY : The Crown of Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh and founded by the Mera Lama Lodre Gyatso in accordance to the wishes of the 5th Dalai Lama, Nawang Lobsang Gyatso in the year 1680-81 AD, Tawang Monastery is a treasure trove of Buddhist Culture. Tawang Monastery is also known as the “ Ganden Namgyal Lhatse”, meaning “ A true name withing a celestial paradise in a clear night”. Towering ... [+] Read More
URGELLING MONASTERY : Urgelling monastery is the birthplace of His Holi Highness , the sixth Dalai Lama 'Tsangyang Gyatso ' who was born on 1 March, 1683 in Tawang to Lama Tashi Tenzin of Urgeling, a descendant of the treasure revealer Pema Lingpa, and Tsewang Lhamo, a Monpa girl hailing from a royal family of Bekhar Village. The sacred Urgelling monastery lies about five kilometers to the south of the serene Tawang town. Its ... [+] Read More
PANKANG TENG TSO ( PT TSO) : There are number of beautiful lakes around Tawang. Among them Pankang Teng Tso, a natural lake that forms when the snow melts in summer, located 17 km away from Tawang is the most beautiful. It looks like a blue lapis ‘lazuli’ on a clear day and it’s surrounded by flowers of all colours in the month of October and blooms with snow in the winter. The beautiful natural ... [+] Read More
SANGETSAR LAKE: This lake was formed during the earthquake of 1950. The lake nestles between huge mountains and is clear and beautiful with what looked like a hundred bamboo poles standing straight up in the water all over the lake. These were actually ramrod straight trees without any branches or leaves on them growing in the lake-water. The entire scene is breath-takingly beautiful. The air is cold and biting and even in our warm ... [+] Read More
JASWANT GARH : Jaswant Garh is located 14 km away from the famous Sela Pass, which is the gateway to the Tawang. Jaswant Garh, the war memorial raised to pay homage to Jaswant Singh Rawat, who along with two other soldiers, LNK Trilok Singh Negi and RFN Gopal Singh Gusain of the 4th Garwal Rifles bravely fought of the Chinese Army invading Tawang during the battle of Nuranang in 1962. Jaswant Singh received the Mahavir Chakra ... [+] Read More
SELA PASS : Sela Pass is the gateway to Tawang. Sela Pass, where the history and romance meet is situated at the height of 13,714 ft above the sea level. Sela was a local maiden who had fallen in love with Jaswant Singh, who confronted the Chinese invasion in 1962. Sela died a martyr and the pass named after her. Experiencing the picturesque setting of Paradise Lake at this height with the reflections & refractions ... [+] Read More
NURANAG OR JUNG WATER FALLS : The famous, the picturesque fall is indeed awe inspiring, as it falls for almost 100-150 meters or more from the top to bottom. However, it is not only the height that is immense, the volume of water that cascades down in an enormous din is astounding and the first view of the falls, made my jaws fall wide apart. The source of water that feeds this immense falls, is the paradise lake at Sela & mountain ... [+] Read More
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