Namdroling Monastery/ Golden Temple, Coorg District, Karnataka, India

Namdroling Monastery/ Golden Temple, Coorg District

6000 Tibetan monks stay in and around this campus. A beautiful golden temple (Namdroling Monastery) based on the Tibetan style of architecture, enthralls any visitor to this place.

This place is around 14 Kms from Kushal Nagar, where one can see the largest settlements of Tibetian people in India and a visit to the place almost gives you an impression of, as if you were in Tibet, with the Tibetan style monasteries, food and ofcourse Tibetan Monks. Tibetans have been driven from their home land and since then are fighting back to retain their homeland and traditions. Also at this place one can see hoardings of sacrifices of people from Tibet in processions against the Chinese government.

The temple complex is a host to many monks who are regularly chanting prayers over here. One gets involved with the rhythmic chanting of holy text by the monks in line with the gongs and the temple bells. It is free to enter into any of the temples in the compound without any restrictions.