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Kardang Monastery
Lahaul-Spiti, Hinachal Pradesh Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery the Lahaul valley, India. The associated village of Kardang was once the capital of Lahaul.T he monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags. It is situated on a ridge below the 15,000 foot (4,572 metres) Rangcha peak, at an altitude of 3,500m on the left bank of the Bhaga River , facing the town of Keylong , about 8 km away. Kardang is well connected by the road via the Tandi bridge which is about 14 km from Keylong.