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Tsuglagkhang, Dharamshala

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Tsuglagkhang is a major tourist attraction located towards the southern end of the town of Dharamshala. Known as the Potala Palace-in-exile, the place where His Holiness the Dalai Lama resided while at Dharamshala, this complex houses the Namgyal Monastery.

Apart from the monastery, the complex also has many temples, bookshops, cafe, stupas and a museum. A 3 m tall bronze statue of the Sakyamuni Buddha, also known as Gautama Buddha, can be seen at the complex. Beautiful images of the Avalokitesvara and Padmasambhava, Buddhist enlightenment beings, are also displayed in the complex.