Tawang:
Tawang Monastery is one of the most important element in Social and Religious life of the
Monpas. This Monastery is known as "GALDEN NAMGYEL LHATSE". It is one of the most largest
Lamaseries of Mahayana sect in Asia. There are beautiful lakes around Tawang. One is Pankang
Teng Tso (P.T. Tso ) lake. It is a fetching heaven for tourist only 17 KM away from maddening
crowd of township. It is a beautiful natural site and provide tourist a lucky chance for deep
communion with nature. Other eye catching lakes are Sangetser lake , Banggachang lake.
Parasuram Kund:
Parasuram kund is located 13 miles north-east of Tezu,District Headquaters of Lohit district - a
growing town, famous for its scenic beauty. Thousand of pilgrims visit this place from all parts
of India every year during Parasuram mela held in the month of January.
Bhismaknagar:
It is located in Dibang Valley district and is a sacred heritage of the Idu Mishmis. Today
Bhismaknagar has become the nucleus of a renaisance a determination of a sturdy race to revive
its traditional culture.
Malinithan:
Malinithan is a temple site in ruins. It is situated at the foot of the Siang hills under the
Likabali Sub-Division of West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The site excavated has
beautifully designed and decorated basement of a temple, divine images, icons of deities, animal
motifs and floral designs, carved columns and panels.
Itanagar:
Here one can find historical fort called Itafort. The capital houses the Rajbhawan, the official
residence of the Governor has also many worth visiting places in and around Itanagar. These
include legendary Ganga Lake (Gyakar Sinyi). It is a green forest lake surrounded by primeval
vegetation, orchids masses on tall trees, tree ferns provides a small taste of the magnificent
forests of the state. Consecrated by the Dalai Lama, the Buddhist temple, a beautiful yellow
roofed shrine reflects the extensive Tibetan influence and provides good views of Itanagar and
the surrounding countryside. Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum provides a kaleidoscope of Arunachal
Pradesh and one can see wood carvings, musical instruments, textiles, handicrafts and
archeological finds, while a workshop in the Handicrafts Centre specializes in traditional cane
manufacture. Other important places of interest around Itanagar is Donyi-Polo Vidya Bhawan a
Premier Publics School, North-Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology(Nirjuli) - a
engineering insitute providing innovative way of education, Arunachal University (Doimukh) and
Government Piggery and Poultry Farm (Nirjuli), Indira Gandhi Park.
Bomdila:
Bomdila is a beautiful small town situated at a height of about 8000 ft. above the sea level
from where one can see the brilliant landscape and snow-clad mountains of the Himalayan Range.
The Buddhist monastery of Bomdila is the repository of culture and is among primary attractions
of the area. It has a lot of attractions for the tourists with its cool climate, Apple orchards,
artistic people, snow-capped Himalayan peaks and Buddhist Gompas. The Buddhist monastery of
Bomdila is the repository of culture. This place has a tourist lodge, a craft centre displaying
local crafts and a shopping centre where the visitors gets first feel of the local version of
Himalayan Buddhist life. Local site seeing to Dirang valley and the famous Sela Pass (13,700 ft.
M.S.L.) are thrilling experience on the way to Tawang. The Orchid Research and Development
Station at Tippi and two other Orchid conservation sanctuaries located at Sessa and Dirang are
worth seeing places.
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