Tawang

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh·ceremony

The Torgya festival begins with prayers recited by monks in the main prayer hall of the Tawang Monastery. The prayers are accompanied by playing of cymbals, drums and dungchens in rhythm.

Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

The Sangestar Tso Lake is located on the way from Tawang town to Bum La Pass in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, near Indo-China border above 16,500 ft above sea level An old traders road went from Tawang via Milakatong La Pass to Bum…

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · dance

The Torgya Festival is an annual three day festival of the Monpa tribe of Buddhists, held popularly in Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

Torgya Festival - An epitome of the strength of faith In a remote, barely accessible corner of India’s North Eastern extreme lies the historically important town of Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival · dance

This spiritual dance of the Torgya festival displays the event that took place in the realm of hell that how sinners in this world are punished by several authorities in the form of cow head, lion heas, pig head, etc.

Arunachal Pradesh·hills · architecture

The Famous Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, popularly known as Tawang Monastery was founded by Merak Lama Lodre Gyatso in the year 1680-81.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

The Torgya Festival held in the month of January in Tawang Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh is a spectacular display of Buddhist culture and rituals.

Arunachal Pradesh

A Hindi voiced over documentary on Buddhism in Arunachal Pradesh, at Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · lake

Time lapse of clouds over a lake in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India. Clouds billow over the fir forests.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · hills

The Kameng River in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow capped Gori Chen mountain on the India-Tibet border in South Tibet and flows through Bhalukpong circle of West Kameng Distri…

Arunachal Pradesh

Urgelling Gonpa is a monastery located near Tawang town in Arunachal Pradesh and is the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama, who was born here in the year 1683.

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh·river · architecture

Aerial view of modern bridge over Sangti river near Dirang in in the valley surrounded by high mountains in Tawang district, western Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh·festival

Torgya Festival - An epitome of the strength of faith In a remote, barely accessible corner of India’s North Eastern extreme lies the historically important town of Tawang.

Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh·river

The Zemithang valley in Arunachal Pradesh is a gem, hidden away from a normal tourist's itinerary. The waterfall people generally know of are the Nuranang or Jang falls near Tawang.

Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

When driving from Tawang towards PT Tso Lake, one comes across a small deserted monastery on the roadside that supposedly has a footmark of the 14th Dalai Lama on a rock.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · hills

The Kameng River (previously named Bhareli River now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jia Bhoreli in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow capped Gori Chen mountain 2…

Arunachal Pradesh·dance

Dancers dressed up as a pair of yaks, dancing at the Buddha Mahotsav in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India in West Kameng district.

Arunachal Pradesh·crafts

The craft centre in Tawang promotes and conserves the local art forms and handlooms. It gives the local craftsmen encouragement to continue with their trade by giving them a source of livelihood from their art.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · hills

The Kameng River (previously named Bhareli River now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jia Bhoreli in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow capped Gori Chen mountain 2…

Arunachal Pradesh

Cute Arunachali Monpa kids from Tawang. Note their Monpa caps that are worn to trail off water from their faces, in heavy rain-forest rains! Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India.

Arunachal Pradesh·river · hills

The Kameng River (previously named Bhareli River now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jia Bhoreli in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow capped Gori Chen mountain 2…

Arunachal Pradesh·ceremony

Worship inside Tawang Monastery Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Arunachal Pradesh·lake · river

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