Khardong Monastery is a medieval monastery, placed 5km from Keylong, in Lahul and Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh. The monastery is located on the left bank of the Bhaga River in Khardong Village, at an elevation of 3500m above the surface level. Constructed in the 12th century, Khardong Monastery is renowned as an archetypal Lahul and Spiti architectural wonder. The gompa houses an immense library, containing the Kangyur and Tangyur volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Bhoti style, erstwhile weapons and a vast collection of intricate and finespun Thangka paintings and musical instruments including lutes, drums and horns. Khardong Monastery sports the maximum strength of monks and nuns in the Lahul region. The gompa can be reached by bus from Keylong.

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