Ghoom Monastery
Yiga Cheoling Monastery
Yiga Choeling monastery popularly known as Ghoom monastery is located at Ghoom and was built in 1850 by Lama Sherab Gyatso, this ancient monastery is said to have been blessed by the renowned Domo Geshe Rimpoche of Tibet. The specialty of this monastery is that it contains the statue of the ‘Future Buddha’ known as Maitreye Buddha. The Monastery has also preserved some of the rare handwritten Buddhist manuscripts. You could visit the monastery on your return journey to Darjeeling from Tiger Hill.
Near Ghoom Monastery
More to see around Darjeeling.
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Batasia Loop
The Batasia loop is situated about 5 kms away from Darjeeling town. It is a gigantic railway loop where the Toy Train makes a 360 Degree turn.
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Chowrasta
Chowrasta is a wide promenade located on top of Nehru road in the heart of the town.
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Darjeeling Train
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway(DHR), aptly referred as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge.
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Darjeeling Zoo
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, commonly known as Darjeeling Zoo is also located within the premises of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.
