{"id":111,"date":"2015-05-23T06:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-23T00:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/127.0.0.1\/wordpress\/?p=111"},"modified":"2015-05-23T06:15:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T00:45:37","slug":"arunchal-pradesh-tawang-darshan-places-attractions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lazyatra.com\/blog\/arunachal-pradesh\/arunchal-pradesh-tawang-darshan-places-attractions\/","title":{"rendered":"Arunchal Pradesh \u2013 Tawang Darshan – Places & Attractions"},"content":{"rendered":"
To provide information about Tawang, we have started a series which would be\u00a0helpful to\u00a0plan your trip. Sufficient number of days, places to cover, hotels to stay, destinations, places, and landmarks we loved and difficulty you might encounter all will be\u00a0covered in this series.<\/em><\/em>FYI: Do not plan to visit any place while returning from Tawang otherwise all beautiful places will lose their charm in your eyes in comparison to Tawang\u2019s beautiful and scenic attractions.<\/p>\n
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We landed in Guwahati first. As We reached Guwahati late, so other than\u00a0walking through the market for 1-2 Kms, we did not get much time to explore the place.
\nOur next stop\u00a0was Tezpur where we spent most of our\u00a0time in DC office instead\u00a0exploring the place. In the evening, we were fortunate enough to visit Agnigarh hill\u00a0just before sunset.
\nAgnigarh Park\/Hill<\/strong>
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\"Sunset<\/a>
Sunset from Agnigarh Hill<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nAt the highest point, a small hill, of Tezpur, government has built this park. It is quite popular in the general public especially in couples and it is quite natural to love the settings of this wonderful\u00a0park. It is built on the bank of Brahmaputra River. Small hills\u00a0and large basins of the river set up peaceful, yet amazingly colourful and beautiful stage for stunning\u00a0sunset. Cool breeze and amazing environment attract\u00a0locals and\u00a0tourists,equally, to relish the enigmatic beauty of the nature.
\nRead about Legend of Usha and Anirudha from Mahabharat<\/a>
\nNext day we travelled to Dhirang. In Dhirang we visited Apple Orchard, Monastery, and market. We skipped the hot water spring. On the way to Dhirang, we visited\u00a0an Orchidariurm\u00a0in Tipi\/Bhalukpong.
\nTipi Orchidariurm<\/strong>
\nOrchidariurm is an orchid research center which hosts thousands of orchids which are\u00a0found in north east. Along with the vast area, it has a centrally located glass house, where all the present species of flowers have been displayed in the pots. At the time of our visit, most of the flowers were not blossomed, but for the visitor visiting in May-June, it will be a greater\u00a0experience. To experience thousands of beautiful and colourful flower at one place. Would it not be gorgeous? This place is in Tipi village i.e. 5Kms away from Bhalukpong
\nApple Orchards<\/strong>
\nDhirang and Bomdila are known, in the region, for their apple orchards. We too wanted to experience the ripe apple hanging on the tree branches, but unfortunately the season deceived us again. Orchard, in Dhirang, is located on the different hill so the way to reach the place is quite steep. Though Orchard could not offer us any apple, but beauty of the place was magnificent. Orchard was in the middle of 2 mountains so the landscapes were stunning and beautiful.
\nDhirang Monastery<\/strong>
\nWe had nothing else to do in the evening, so we planned to walk through the market and know Dhirang\u00a0more closely. Dhirang monastery is quite small, and the area around the monastery is used as playground for children. It is like any other worship place. It is a nice place to spend some time with peace in the evening.
\nNext day we travelled to Tawang. On the way first Sela pass, all covered with snow, welcomed us. Then we broke our journey at Jaswant Singh Memorial, which gave us a small example of gallantry efforts of Indian Army to stop Chinese invasion in such a hostile conditions. Later powerful yet magically beautiful Nooranang fall made us stop. These destinations were the first glimpse of beautiful Tawang.
\nSela Pass<\/strong>
\nYour vehicle is moving higher and higher and higher up in the mountains. Suddenly you start eyeing snow in chunks, little bit later all landscapes are snow laden, and then you eye a gate welcoming you, heartily, in Tawang. So here you are at Sela pass. In April End\/May start you cannot expect this pass to be covered with snow. But here it was, the pass was covered with snow and gifted with two enchanting and magical lakes. You can walk to the lake, through the staircases, and enjoy the enigmatic nature at its best. Snow covered lakes, and snow laden mountains surrounding you, and your heartbeats dying with the idea of leaving this place in few minutes. Shhh, but do not worry\u00a0Picture abhi shuru hui\u00a0hai mere dost.<\/strong> (Picture is just\u00a0start my friend.)
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\"Sela<\/a>
Sela Pass Laden with Snow<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nJaswant Garh War Memorial<\/strong>
\nThis memorial pays tribute to Jaswant Singh Rawat who martyred, with another soldiers of the battalion, during the Sino-Indian war. It is said that RFL Rawat fought fierce battle for continuous 72 hours with Chinese army and delayed their movement forward. His gallantry gave some additional time for Indian forces to avail more support from Indian Army\u00a0for the\u00a0soldiers posted in the region. Truth can be different, but such fascinating stories have been circulated about Jaswant Baba.
\nOriginal bunkers have been preserved and you can ask, at booth, to give you the tour of memorial. Any army personnel would surely give creditable information.
\nNooranang Waterfall (Famously known as Jang waterfall)<\/strong>
\nAs soon as you eye the fall, you cannot allow yourself to move forward without halting at the place at least for an
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\"Nooranang<\/a>
Nooranang Waterfall<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nhour. Though you\u00a0will still be starve for more time even after spending an hour\u00a0near this\u00a0mesmerizing fall. It is impossible to guess the force and height of the waterfall from the road. But as soon as you reach to the edge of fall, you will realize the gigantic nature of the fall. You have to climb down a few stairs from the power generation plant to reach the fall. It is approximately 100 meter tall and sprinkling of the water can be\u00a0felt at 100 meters away from the fall. Water falls from at least 100 meter high hill and produces scintillating effects in the surrounding. One song of the Koyla movie, Shahrukh Khan and Madhuri Dikshit, features this beautiful fall.
\nDue to beautiful landscapes and dense forests, we were there in Tawang without actually realizing the tough\/bad conditions of the road. Next day we travelled to second largest Asian monastery i.e. Tawang Monastery, Ani Monastery a place for lady lamas, Snow covered PTso Lake, and Tawang war memorial.
\nPTso Lake<\/strong>
\nPTso is wonderful gift of nature due to\u00a0the combined effort of melting and falling snow. Melting snow provides the water for the lake and falling snow enhances the beauty of land around the lake. In addition, Lake is surrounded with magnificent mountains loaded with white and sparkling snow. There are stairs to the lake, which were not visible due to heavy snow fall, so we did not walk down to the lake this time.
\nAni Monastery<\/strong>
\nThere are various Ani monasteries which are reserved for female lamas. Female lamas reside in Ani monasteries which are located at remote locations to save Anis\u2019 from society to keep them in safety and solitude. We visited one such Monastery, but due to rain we did not\u00a0even see the prayer house.
\nTawang Monastery<\/strong>
\nSituated on the hill top, Tawang monastery is second largest monastery in Asia. It is visible from almost every part of the small city. There are various stories behind its name Tawang, but none can be confirmed. One, among many popular stories, is that at this place Lama\u2019s horse stopped and did not move, so the monastery was established here\u00a0and it was named Tawang. Another is regarding a business man who found the land and build the monastery whose name was T.A. Wang.
\nThe monastery is picturesque and huge. It is a house\u00a0for hundreds of lamas. A library, a Gompa, a museum, an old building, a mess, and hundreds of houses are part of this monastery.
\nMonastery’s Main deity\u2019s idol was artistically done and it was gigantic yet peaceful and appealing. Whereas like All other\u00a0monasteries in Tawang, or elsewhere, this monastery\u00a0was also\u00a0colourful and vibrant. Such colours and environment brings\u00a0positivism in your mind and body.
\nTawang War Memorial<\/strong>
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\"Tawang<\/a>
Tawang War Memorial<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nPaying tribute to all the battalions and soldiers who sacrificed their lived to defend the mother land. 2426 soldiers were martyred during the 1962 Chinese war. All of them are remembered at the memorial and their names have been engraved on black marble with golden ink.
\nIt is said that during the war Indian soldiers fought valiantly for 31 days with Chinese army. They resisted the enemy even after they were instructed\u00a0to withdraw from their location by the higher authorities.
\nMemorial is divided in 3 parts. Middle sanctum is built as a stupa, 40+ meter high, where every day in the morning lamas pray and perform the rituals. Left sanctum is dedicated to Subedar Joginder Singh and right side has more information about war and area at that time.
\nAt Tawang war memorial a light and sound show<\/strong>\u00a0is conducted to brief about the war and north east states, especially Arunchal Pradesh, landscapes, culture, people, and festivals. It is surely worth your half an hour.
\nThese were the monuments that we covered in the first 5 days of our visit. We will post about our another 6 days in the next post.
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