Tawang

Arunachal Pradesh·river

Around 100 metres in the pristine forest of Tawang near Jang Village is this waterfall which falls into the Tawang River. A picturesque waterfall whose origins are from the Sela Pass is not commonly known to a lot of travellers.

Arunachal Pradesh·highway · river

Ascending to Se La to get to Tawang, and also beyond Tawang, to get to Bum La, one encounters multiple hair-pin loopy ascents.

Arunachal Pradesh·snow

A top view of Tawang Monastery nestled among green conifers filmed in the late 90's. A panning shot of the view of snow-capped mountains from an elevated point in Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh·ceremony

Inside India's largest monastery young monks spin prayer wheels as part of the rituals and practice of monastic learning. Rows of prayer wheels with prayers written in Tibetan, incense burning outside the sanctum.

Arunachal Pradesh·highway · snow

Snow and ice mounds along a road from Tawang to Bumla pass traversed in slow motion. Beautiful snowflakes moulded in different abrupt shaped on the sides of the road. Tawang is both historically and naturally endowed.

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

Flying over the Sela Pass, a high-altitude mountain pass located in Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh state of India.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · lake

Tawang is both historically and naturally endowed. It is located at a distance of 183 Kms from Bomdila and is situated at an altitude of 3500 metres above sea level.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

The Torgya festival of Tawang is world renown for its monastic dances. Each dance, all of whose performers are masked has a message and meaning. The dances begin early in the morning and last through to evening.

Arunachal Pradesh·ceremony

Towards the end of the second day of the Torgya Festival in 2016, a public blessing ceremony by Guru Rinpoche who is the Khenpo or Abbot of the Tawang Monastery was held.

Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

Tawang town in Arunachal Pradesh happens to be located in close proximity to some of the most beautiful Himalayan lakes like the PT Tso Lake, Shongatser Lake, Nagula lake, etc.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

On the second morning of the Torgya Dungyur Festival, devotees and lamas carry an idol of the Maitreya Buddha in a palanquin on a circumambulation of the whole Gaden Namgyal Lhatse Monastery in Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh·dance

Enormous hats with motifs and religious symbols on the heads of designated dancers from the monastery perform at Tawang Monastery. The motifs and religious symbols in close up.

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh·snow · lake

Heavy snowfall at the beginning of January covers the high altitude region around Tawang town in Arunachal Pradesh under a thick blanket of snow. The beautiful lakes of Shongatser, PT Tso and Nagula all get frozen.

Arunachal Pradesh

To the sound of cymbals and Tibetan drums, boy lamas partake of an early morning breakfast at 5 am, even as they practice their drumming, in preparation for the massive Torgya mid-winter festival at Tawang - the second largest Buddhist mon…

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · ceremony

Lamas along with the Abbot of Tawang Monastery recite prayers in the main hall of Tawang Monastery on Day 1 of Torgya Dwangyur Festival. Every third year the Torgya festival becomes bigger than the normal and is called Dwangyur.

Arunachal Pradesh·architecture

A glimpse of Tawang monastery situated in the city Tawang in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. See the colorful houses of Tawang city and Tawang monastery in the background.

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

Torma is an effigy that is believed to contain all evil spirits. Towards the end of the first day of the Torgya festival, the mechang , which is an assembly of dry bamboo leaves in the form of a temple is lit by the head lama of Tawang mona…

Arunachal Pradesh·crafts

The Craft Emporium in Tawang is a dependable place to buy local handicraft items, some of which are specific to only the Monpa tribe of Tibetan Buddhists. One can buy hats, bags, masks, Monpa caps, carpets, paintings, wallets, etc.