Padmasambhava established a monastery around 800 years ago at a place where Chandra and Bagha River met. The monastery was located at the top of a hill above the Tupchiling village and since then it was known as Guru Ghantal Monastery.

The idols of this monastery are made up of wood and not of clay. This is one of the characteristic features of the monastery, which marks it from the other monasteries of the state. Along with numerous other lamas, there are idols of Padmasambhava and Brajeshwari Devi. Other than these, there is an image of Kali in blackstone inside the monastery. It gives strength to the belief that the monastery was once a temple. In earlier times a festival named `ghantal` was celebrated in the monastery.

At this festival the visiting lamas and thakur feasted for a day. But today it is no more celebrated. The monastery is not maintained well. There are seepages inside the monastery. The paintings have also lost their colors. But apart from all these, the workmanship of the Gompa is far better than many other monasteries in the state. This monastery is also known as Trilokinath.