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Tawang
- North East India Hill
Station
 Tawang,
the land of Monpasis a
district of Arunachal
Pradesh situated at a
height of 10,000 ft from
the sea level. It is believed
that, the name Tawang
was given by Mera Lama
in the 17th century. Tawang
is famous for its natural
beauty, which attracts
and fascinates the traveler.
The place is a beautifully
landscaped hill station
in the Arunachal Pradesh
State in the northeastern
part of India. The Gelukpa
sect is predominantly
found in the region, which
closely resembles other
Tibetan sects.
Tawang is located at an altitude of 3500 m above the sea level in Arunachal Pradesh. It covers the area of 2085 sq km and is surrounded by Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the southwest, Kameng in the east and is separated from the west by Sela ranges.
The landscape
of Tawang assumes an altogether
new look during snowfall
in the months of December
and January. Tawang is
also known for Buddhist
influences and has one
of the biggest monasteries
of India
Tourist
attractions in Tawang
Tawang has landscapes, history, religion and architecture to offer to its tourists. Tawang has countless monasteries and nunneries; up teem lakes, several waterfalls and hot water springs. The place is perfect for religious as well as adventure tourism amidst unexplored scenic beauty. Tawang Ganden Namgyal Lhaste, popularly known as the Tawang or Gompa Monastery, is a 400 years old Mahayana Sect Buddhist Monastery. It was built during the 17th century AD by Mera Lama, a contemporary of the 5th Lama. It is situated at a height of 3500 m near the Buddhist border. It is a place worth paying a visit because of the collection of huge scriptures, books, gold lettered Buddhist scriptures, images and tapestries. The Parkhang Hall of the monastery has the library with the rare hand-written and block-painted thankas or manuscripts of revered books like Tangun, Kangyur and Sungbhum. The 108 gold-embossed manuscripts of the 'Teaching of Lord Buddha' and 225 volumes of the explanations of Buddha's teachings covered with specially designed moth - proof silk adorned with paintings are the other rare works of Buddhist literature. The18 ft high gilded statue of the Buddha in the monastery complex is also worth watching. The festival of Torgya is held in the 11th Monpa month called the Dawa Chukchipah in the Tawang Monastery. A Craft Center here produces fine woolen carpets in various colorful designs.
Urqelling Monastery is the birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama who is the only Indian to have risen to such a high position in Gelupka Sect of Buddhism so far. These monasteries along with several other monasteries and nunneries are visited by several tourist from all over the world all the year round. Tawang is popular haunt for several adventure sports. The rivers Tawang-Chu and Namjang-Chu are ideal for river-rafting activities. There is also an option for rock-climbing, paragliding, skating and other winter sport activities.
Tawang
Monastery : Tawang
Monastery is one of the
biggest monasteries of
India.It is also known
as Galden Namgyal
Lhatse. The monastery
has an 18 feet high ,
gold painted statue of
Gautam Buddha. The monastery
was founded by Mera Lama
in the mid-17th century.
Pankang
Teng Tso Lake :
There are beautiful lakes
around Tawang, the most
being Pankang Teng Tso
Lake. It is 17 km away
from maddening crowd of
township.
Monpa Tribe :
The picturesque Tawang
girdled by lofty hills,
is the home of the Monpas.
There are various versions
how this land came to
be known as ' Tawang'.
The Monpas are of Mongoloid
descent. There are legends
that the Monpas emigrated
from Bhutan and Tibet
at different times.
Tawang
Library : The
library is a repository
of thousands of block-printed
commentaries and treatises
on the subject of Mahayana
Buddhism. This is a valuable
resource for Buddhist
scholars in the region.
Even the paper used is
produced by the Monpas
locally, from the bark
of the Hong Seng tree.
Bomdila
: Bomdila is 185 km from
Tawang, which is also
a major link between Tawnag
and other parts of India.
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