Samtelling Gompa/ Tashi Lakhang Gompa

The entrance gate of this gompa reads "Shree Samten Chhyoling gompa". The main gompa building can be accessed after some flight of stairs and you will be glad you decided to visit this gompa as the view from here, of the Marpha village, is absolutely beautiful. The gompa has a huge courtyard which is very typical of the houses found in Marpha. This is the courtyard where the famous Mani Rimdu festival is celebrated in Autumn and a masked dance called "Dhekep" is also performed during the month of October/ November by monks. This gompa was built over 200 years ago and it belongs to Nyingmapa sect of Buddhism. It contains 225 Tibetan holy books called Tengyur, which are all hand written in gold. The inside of the monastery depicts images of Amitabha Buddha, Avalokitesvara, Vajrapani and the uber famous Guru Padmasambhava.