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Itanagar Attractions |
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Tourist
Attractions in Itanagar |
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The various tourist attractions
in Itanagar are the Polo Park, Buddhist Temple, Ganga Sekhi
Lake. The other tourist attractions in Itanagar are the Tawang
Monastery, Malinithan, Parshuram Kund, Bomdila. |
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Polo Park
The Polo Park is located in Naharlagun. It is situated on the
top of a ridge with interesting botanical specimens including
the cane thicket which looks like palm as well as a small zoo.
Buddhist Temple
The Buddhist Temple is located in Itanagar. The new yellow
roofed Buddhist Temple stands in well kept gardens on top of
the hill. The shrine is behind a stupa and on one side has a
tree planted by the Dalai Lama. |
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Ganga Sekhi Lake
The Ganga Sekhi Lake is 6 kms. away from Itanagar. It provides
a drive through jungle with bamboo, tree ferns and orchids
growing on tall trees. When the road reaches the foot of the
hill, you walk across a bamboo bridge, up steps cut on the red
clay of the hill to reach a ridge which looks down on the
forest lake which you can row across on a boat. |
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Excursions from Itanagar
Tawang Monastery
The Tawang Monastery is situated in Tawang. This
monastery is situated in a breathtakingly beautiful
setting at a height of over 3050 meters. This monastery
is about 350 year old and one of the largest monastery
in the country. The sixth Dalai Lama was born here. This
monastery was constructed in the 17th century with 65
residential buildings around the main temple structure.
It still houses 500 lamas belonging to the Gelugpa or
Reformed Sect of Mahayana Buddhist monks. It houses a
very large Buddha and many precious manuscripts, books
and Tankhas. |
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Malinithan
In the foothills of West Siang, the old granite images of
Hindu deities were found in Malinithan.
Parshuram
Kund
Parshuram Kund is a lake situated near Tezu. This is a famous
Hindu pilgrimage centre. During Makar Sankranti, thousands of
pilgrims attend the fair and take a dip in the holy water as
bathing here is believed to wash off one’s sins.
Bomdila
The westernmost district of Arunachal is Kameng with its
headquarters at Bomdila, a town at an altitude of about 2800
metres, known for its scenic beauty. Bomdila has a famous
Buddhist monastery and a museum of folk arts. |
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