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Bylakuppe Golden Temple (Namdroling)
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Bylakuppe Golden Temple (Namdroling)

Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India

4.6 (0)
Overview

The great Nyingma monastery of India's second-largest Tibetan settlement — 60-ft gilded Buddhas, thangka-painted halls and thousands of maroon-robed monks.

Why visit: A piece of Tibet amid Coorg's paddies — prayer halls that stop you mid-step.

Things to do
  • ›Golden Buddha hall
  • ›Monk debates & chants
  • ›Tibetan market momos
  • ›Sera Jey university campus
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Travel Information

Best time

Year-round; Losar (Feb–Mar)

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

2–4 hrs

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Coorg (Madikeri)

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Misty coffee country on the Western Ghats — plantation stays among cardamom and pepper vines, waterfalls like Abbey Falls, the Cauvery's source at Talakaveri and golden Tibetan monastery domes at Bylakuppe. The 'Scotland of India', scented with roasting arabica.

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