Experience

Visit to Golden Temple seems like a visit to a world that feels like a confluence of two culture, one of the Buddhism and other of the very Kodagu culture.

It is the kind of place that gives you peace of mind. The place is spread across a large swathe of land in the beautiful town of Bylakuppe. You reach here and find tranquillity in overdose, for people from the cities this works as an ideal getaway. The beautifully manicured garden leading to the sanctum are a sight to behold.

The wave of serenity which one experiences stepping into the main temple and pray area is a thing to cherish for an entire lifetime. The monks are very friendly and help with any kind of queries, an attendant at the shoe depository station provides you with all kind of answers for anything that you need to know. Heading out of the main sanctum is a little town with beauty in abundance, from lush green fields growing supari, rice, sugarcane and spinach the town of Bylakuppe is very mesmerising, barring a few hours in the afternoon it experiences any kind of discomfort due to heat.

The Monastery is located amidst the sandal groves a few hours from Bangalore and Mysore, in Karnataka state. It was His Holiness the Dalai Lama who consecrated the spot and bequeathed the name "Namdroling Monastery."

The monastery not only attracts large number of young Tibetans seeking enlightenment and education, but also draws large number of tourists from all over India and abroad. Watching hundreds of Buddhist monks doing religious rituals and offering prayers loudly is an exciting sight.