At the beginning of March 1959, 7,000 rebels seized control of the Potala Palace, the Norbulinka Monastery, the Jokhang Temple, the Ramoche Temple and other major public buildings in Lhasa ...
The monastery is referred as ‘Mini Potala’ of India as it resembles Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. There is one big statue of Maitreya (future Buddha) which covers almost two floor of the ...
Today, the monastery that was once in Lhasa, Tibet is now here in Dharamsala, but it still has the air and reverence that the original monastery held centuries ago. Home of the 17th Karmapa ...
Because of its colour scheme and layout, the monastery is often likened to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The use of ...
Its architecture resembles Lhasa's Potala Palace with fabulous woodwork and wall murals. From here visitors get a chance to view snow capped mountains surrounding it. Thiksey monastery is one ...