Nuranang (Jang) Falls
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Nearby attractions
Sela Lake & Paradise Lake (Sela Pass area)
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The sacred high lakes around the 4,170-m Sela Pass — Sela (Paradise) Lake beside the road, frozen much of the year, holy to Buddhists and stunning under snow.
Sela Pass
Arunachal Pradesh
A wind-scoured 4,170-m gateway to Tawang where prayer flags snap over the sacred, often-frozen Sela Lake — one of India's highest motorable passes, held by legend to be guarded by the brave Sela of the 1962 war.
Sela Pass Tunnel & Nuranang Valley Drive
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The new Sela Tunnel — the world's longest bi-lane high-altitude tunnel — and the dramatic drive down through the Nuranang valley toward Jang and Tawang.
Sela–Tawang Rhododendron & Alpine Flowers
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The high rhododendron sanctuary and alpine meadows around Sela and Tawang — dozens of rhododendron species and primulas ablaze in the April–June bloom.
Jaswant Garh War Memorial
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
A moving memorial below Sela to Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, who held off Chinese forces alone in 1962 — tea and langar served by the army to travellers.
Regyong & Sangti Yak Pastures
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
The high Brokpa yak-herding pastures above Dirang and Sangti — summer grazing meadows, stone herder huts and the pastoral life of the West Kameng highlands.
Urgelling Monastery (6th Dalai Lama's Birthplace)
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
A small, sacred gompa where the Sixth Dalai Lama was born in 1683 — a serene pilgrimage a short drive below Tawang, prayer flags and old relics within.
Sangti Valley (Black-Necked Cranes)
West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh
A serene river valley near Dirang wintered by the rare black-necked crane — apple orchards, trout streams and Monpa hamlets under snow peaks.
Ani Gompa (Brahma-dung-chung Nunnery)
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
One of Arunachal's oldest nunneries on a hillside above Tawang — home to Buddhist nuns, with sweeping valley views and a peaceful prayer hall.
Losar & Torgya Festivals, Tawang
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The Monpa Buddhist new year (Losar) and the great Torgya monastic festival — masked cham dances, butter sculptures and ritual at Tawang Monastery.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
India's largest monastery crowns a 3,000-m spur — a fortress of whitewashed walls sheltering 450 monks, an 8-m gilded Buddha and priceless thangkas, gazing across cloud-filled valleys to snow peaks on the old Tibet road.
Tawang Town & War Memorial
Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
The border town below the great monastery — the stupa-shaped War Memorial to the 1962 fallen, handicraft markets and a base for every high-mountain trip.