Tsechokling Gompa

Mcleod Ganj


At the base of a long flight of steps off of Nowrojee Rd, this peaceful gompa was built in 1987 to replace the original Dip Tse Chokling Gompa in Tibet, destroyed in the Cultural Revolution. The prayer hall enshrines a statue of Sakyamuni in a magnificent jewelled headdress.


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