It is one of the largest lamaseries of Mahayana sects and the second oldest monastery in the world after Lhasa. The monastery houses over 500 monks. It is also a centre of Buddhist Cultural Studies.

Tawang has taxis and shared jeeps as the main local means of transport ... Popular tourist sites comprise Tawang Monastery, ...

The trek will conclude at the Tawang Monastery on 5 April, commemorating the day the Tibetan spiritual leader reached Tawang town over six decades ago. The event, organised by the Tawang district ...

It connects Tawang to Tezpur and Guwahati and is the main road connecting Tawang ... of Mahayana sects and the second oldest monastery… ...