Dalai Lama Temple (Tsuglagkhang).Dharamshala’s upper town, McLeod Ganj, is known as “Little Lhasa” because it is home to the 14th Dalai Lama and a large Tibetan community. At its centre stands the Tsuglagkhang / Dalai Lama Temple Complex, consisting of the main temple, Namgyal Monastery, stupas, prayer halls and a small museum. The complex overlooks the Kangra valley while the Dhauladhar mountains rise dramatically behind. Visitors walk the kora path with prayer wheels, sit for teachings, listen to chants and then explore surrounding lanes filled with Tibetan cafés, bookshops and handicraft stalls – giving the area a strong Tibetan–Himalayan spiritual vibe.
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After the 1959 Tibetan uprising, the 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet and was granted asylum in India. In the early 1960s, the Indian government designated McLeod Ganj as his residence and the seat of the Central Tibetan Administration. A new temple and monastery complex – Tsuglagkhang – was built to serve as his official residence, prayer hall and administrative centre. Over the decades thousands of Tibetan refugees settled around it, making Dharamshala the political and spiritual capital of Tibetans in exile. The temple complex has hosted countless teachings, interfaith dialogues and visitors from around the world, turning a former British cantonment hill station into an international centre for Tibetan Buddhism and non-violent struggle.
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