Tengboche Monastery en route Everest

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One of the most popular Tibetan monasteries is Tengboche monastery located in Khumbu region in eastern Nepal. The beautiful Tengboche monastery is situated at an altitude of 3,867 meters from the sea level. The extraordinary monastery represents itself the largest monastery in Khumbu region, Sagarmatha zone. The Buddhists pilgrimage destination is built in 1916 by lama Gulu. Tengboche is associated with Rongbuk Monastery located in Tibet. Nowadays, the Tengoboche Gompa seems not old, because it is burnt down in 1989 and rebuilt. had been destroyed by natural catastrophic earthquake in 1934. These days the sacred site has become popular trekking destination among trekkers around the world. Adding a great value in Sagarmatha national park, Tengboche has become the end point of the Sacred Sit