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The Ghoom Gompa or Yogachoeling Gompa is the largest and most famous monastery located 8km south of Darjeeling Town, just below Hill Cart Road and the railway station near Ghoom. It was established in 1875 by a Mongolian astrologer-monk and contains a giant seated image of 'Maitreya Buddha' surrounded by sticks of incense, bells, drums and ornate thanka scrolls. Foreigners are allowed to enter the shrine and take photographs. A small donation is customary and the monks are very friendly.
Other Gompas There are three other gompas in Ghoom, the very large but relatively uninteresting Samdenchoeling, the nearby and smaller Sakyachoeling and the Phin Sotholing. Nearer Darjeeling, on Tenzing Norgay Road, there is the Aloobari Monastery. The monks sell Tibetan and Sikkimese handicrafts and religious objects here. There is a cottage next door for enquiries. Halfway between Ghoom and Darjeeling is the Thupten Sangachoeling Gompa at Dali. Westerners interested in Tibetan Buddhism can study here.
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