Nechung Monastery McLeodganj

Nechung Monastery is very near to “Tibetan Library” and “Tibetan government in exile”, If you are going by Potala road , the shortcut between Dharmashala and McLeodganj then the monastery is about 2 km down from main square and about. 2 kms up from dharmashala bus stand. The original nechung monastery is in lhasa having 115 monks which was destroyed by Chinese invasion. 6 monks escaped to India and built this temple. It is one of the popular monasteries which should remain in your McLeodganj sightseeing list.
McLeodganj is an extension of Dharamshala situated on an elevation of 2000 meters on Himalayas. It is located about 14 kms from Dharamshala (4 kms by shortcut route), 35 kms from Kangra, 50 kms from Palampur and 250 kms from Shimla.