Tashi Jong Khampagar Monastery

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Monastery Cultural Settlement

Tashi Jong Khampagar Monastery - Location details

Tashi Jong Khampagar Monastery, Monastery Cultural Settlement, Tashi Jong / Palampur Area, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Tashi Jong Khampagar Monastery - Food details

Kangri Dham Items; Siddu; Trout (Palampur/Barot Region)

Tashi Jong Khampagar Monastery - History details

A Tibetan Buddhist settlement and monastery of the Drukpa Kagyu lineage. After exile in 1958, H.E. the 8th Khamtrul Rinpoche re‑established Khampagar institutions in India; the community moved to Tashi Jong (Kangra Valley) in 1969. Today it hosts the monastery, Khamgar Druk College, retreat centres and a vibrant craft community.