Tawang is a town and administrative headquarter of Tawang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. It lies on NH-13 section of Trans-Arunachal Highway. The town was once the headquarter of the Tawang Tract, which is now divided into the Tawang district and the West Kameng district. Tawang continues as the headquarters of the former. Tawang is the number one tourist destination of Arunachal Pradesh.
Tawang Monastery
Birthplace of 6th Dalai Lama, Ugyenling Monastery, near Tawang
The 8m tall statue of the Shakyamuni Buddha in the Tawang Monastery
Sheets of paper left to dry on individual moulds on the mountain slope near Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, 1914.
Tawang district is the smallest of the 26 administrative districts of Arunachal Pradesh state in northeastern India. With a population of 49,977, it is the eighth least populous district in the country.
Tawang Monastery
Tawang Town with monastery in background.
Tawang Gate with prayer flags.