Tawang Monastery
The largest Buddhist monastery in India, founded 1680-81.
Himalayan Buddhist monasteries
Arunachal Pradesh — Heritage & Culture
Monuments, living traditions and festivals that shape Arunachal Pradesh beyond its city sights.
Key monuments
Bomdila Monastery
A Tibetan Buddhist monastery modelled on Tsona Gontse Monastery in Tibet.
Ita Fort, Itanagar
A 14th-15th century brick fort that gave Arunachal's capital its name.
Festivals
Losar
Tibetan Buddhist New Year, celebrated with masked Cham dances at monasteries.
Ziro Music Festival
An outdoor music festival held each September in the Apatani tribal valley.
Culture
26 major tribes with distinct languages and traditions, and the Apatani's distinctive wet-rice cultivation at Ziro.