Major Khathing was the first man to hoist the Indian flag in Tawang. He also brought Bum La under Indian control.

Anand Mahindra lauded the "unmatched beauty of India’s NorthEast". He captioned a video from the town as, "Spring Fever; Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh...#SundayWandering". The video ended with a ...

A group led by Buddhist monks and village chiefs in the Tawang district of Arunachal ... Control separating India and China. The trek will conclude at the Tawang Monastery on 5 April ...

“We’re integrating Indian identity with Buddhist education to ensure that China never gains sway over our monasteries in the Himalayas,” said Maling Gombu, a BJP-affiliated Buddhist leader who is part ...

This iconic stupa, older than the Tawang Monastery, is modelled after Nepal's Boudhanath stupa and has a spiritual companion, the Chorten Kora in Trashiyangtse, Bhutan. Thousands of devotees ...

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was deeply moved by the recently concluded "Freedom Trail", embarked upon by 300 ...

Older than the renowned Tawang Monastery, Gorsam Chorten is a symbol of Himalayan Buddhism, modelled after the iconic Boudhinath Stupa in Nepal. Its spiritual counterpart, Chorten Kora in ...

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Thousands of people, including a significant number of Bhutanese nationals, gathered to celebrate the annual Gorsam Kora festival in Arunachal Pradesh, which celebrates the shared Himalayan Buddhist ...

When the plains begin to swelter and ceiling fans no longer cut it, it's time to head for the hills—literally. May and June ...

The state also houses one of the most revered places: Tawang Monastery. Arunachal Pradesh, where the exercise ... It is an undemarcated border between India and China where both countries exercise ...