Kardang Monastery
| Kardang Monastery | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Tibetan Buddhism |
| Sect | Drukpa |
| Location | |
| Location | Kardang, Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 32°33′47″N 77°01′19″E / 32.563°N 77.022°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 12th century |
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Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery in the Lahaul valley, India. The associated village of Kardang was once the capital of Lahaul.
The monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags It is situated on a ridge below the 15,000 foot (4,572 metres) Rangcha peak, at an altitude of 3,500m on the left bank of the Bhaga River, facing the town of Keylong, about 8 km away. Kardang is well connected by the road via the Tandi bridge which is about 14 km from Keylong. The monastery was featured on the 7 November 2010 episode of the History Channel TV series IRT Deadliest Roads, where trucker Rick Yemm delivered a large golden Buddha statue to the monastery and was greeted by the monastery's head, Lama Paljor Larje.