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Lhalung Monastery
Lahaul-Spiti, Hinachal Pradesh Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Lhalung Monastery , Lhalun Monastery or Lalung Monastery (also known as the Sarkhang or Golden Temple ), was one of the earliest monasteries founded in Spiti , Himachel Pradesh , India, by the great Tibetan Buddhist lotswa (translator), Rinchen Zangpo , the king of western Himalayan Kingdom of Guge during the late 10th century CE. The altitude of the neighbouring village of Lhalun is 3,658 metres (12,001 feet).