Between Paprola and Taragarh, Tashi Jong is not only a monastery; it is a Tibetan village, craft community, and Drukpa Kagyu seat built by people who carried Khampagar’s memory out of Tibet. Some monasteries stand apart from villages. Tashi Jong does not. The...
Laka Glacier Trek is a short but exciting high-altitude trail near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. It is usually done as an extension of the Triund trek and takes trekkers beyond the popular Triund ridge towards Laka Got, a snowline area below the higher Dhauladhar...
Minkiani Pass Trek is one of the more serious Dhauladhar treks connected with the Kareri Lake region of Kangra district. It is a high-altitude route that moves beyond the beautiful Kareri Lake and climbs towards the rocky upper slopes of the Dhauladhar range. This...
Kareri Lake Trek is one of the most beautiful lake treks in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Located in the Dhauladhar range above Kareri village, this trek is known for its clear mountain lake, forest trail, rocky stream crossings and peaceful alpine...
Indrahar Pass Trek is one of the most rewarding high-altitude treks in the Dhauladhar range of Himachal Pradesh. Starting from the McLeod Ganj and Dharamkot side near Dharamshala, the trail climbs through forest paths, the famous Triund ridge, alpine grazing grounds,...
Triund Trek is one of the most popular short treks in Himachal Pradesh. Located above McLeod Ganj and Dharamkot near Dharamshala, it is known for its forest trail, stone steps, open ridge and beautiful views of the Dhauladhar range. For many travellers, Triund is...
In the pine and oak forests near Bir, Palpung Sherabling does not stand like a roadside monastery; it opens slowly as a complete monastic world of study, retreat, art, chanting, and Karma Kagyu transmission. Some monasteries are easy to reduce to a photograph. Palpung...
Below the Dhauladhar mountains, Gyuto’s yellow monastery rises in Sidhbari as a school of deep ritual practice, carrying one of Tibet’s great tantric traditions into Himachal. Some monasteries are known for silence. Gyuto is known for sound — deep, resonant,...
In McLeod Ganj, Namgyal Monastery is not only a place where monks study and pray; it is the living monastic seat of the Dalai Lama, rebuilt in exile after Tibet was left behind. Some monasteries are old because their buildings have stood for centuries. Namgyal...