Ging Gompa, Darjeeling

Name: Ging Gompa
Address: Darjeeling, India

#17 among attractions in Darjeeling

Monastery, Buddhist architecture

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Ging Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. The monastery is located in Ging, about 10 km from Darjeeling. It is one of the oldest monasteries in Darjeeling and is subscribed to the Nyingmapa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. On historical grounds, the monastery is still under the administrative control of the Government of Sikkim. ()

Coordinates: 27°4'43"N, 88°17'10"E

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Ging Gompa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Himalayan Zoo, Mahakal Temple, Lloyd's Botanical Garden, Bhutia Busty Monastery.

2.4 miSW
Zoological park with endangered species
Himalayan Zoo, Darjeeling
62 min walk • Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park is a 67.56-acre zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet, is the largest high altitude zoo in India.
2.4 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Mahakal Temple, Darjeeling
61 min walk • The Mahakal Temple or Mahakal Mandir is a sacred Hindu temple located in Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, the third god in the Hindu triumvirate.
2.8 miSW
Botanical garden, Park
Lloyd's Botanical Garden, Darjeeling
71 min walk • Lloyd's Botanical Garden, or Darjeeling Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden in Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal.
2.2 miSW
Monastery
Bhutia Busty Monastery, Darjeeling
56 min walk • Bhutia Busty monastery or Karma Dorjee Chyoling monastery is a Buddhist monastery located in Bhutia Busty, Darjeeling district, India. It belongs to the Red Sect of Buddhist Lamas.
2.4 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
62 min walk • The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.
2.4 miSW
27°3'13"N • 88°15'37"E
Nightingale Park/Shrubbery Park, Darjeeling
61 min walk • Park
2.4 miSW
Mountain, Park
Observatory Hill, Darjeeling
62 min walk • Observatory Hill is a hill near Chowrasta square, or The Mall as it is popularly known, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Views of snow-clad peaks, including Mount Kanchenjunga, are visible from the Observatory Hill. The Bhutia Busty monastery was originally located here. Now the hill has the temple of Mahakal.
2.5 miSW
27°2'48"N • 88°16'7"E
Deshbandu Museum, Darjeeling
63 min walk • Museum
1.9 miSW
Park
Puttabong Tea Estate, Darjeeling
49 min walk • Puttabong Tea Estate is a tea garden in the Darjeeling Pulbazar CD block in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
0.8 miW
Park
Phoobsering Tea Estate, Darjeeling
22 min walk • Phoobsering Tea Estate is a tea garden in the Darjeeling Pulbazar in the Darjeeling Sadar subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
2.4 miSW
27°2'53"N • 88°16'1"E
St. Andrew's Church, Darjeeling
62 min walk • Church

Ging Gompa, Darjeeling

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Ging Gompa – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)