Historical Monastery of Ghoom

Yogachoeling Gompa or Ghoom Monastery is amongst the most renowned monastery of the whole Darjeeling. Settled and established within a periphery of world renowned beauty of Darjeeling, to be more precise at a site of Ghoom station, this monastery is a favourite and a celebrated destination of tourist.

It was in the year of 1875 Mongolian astrologer cum monk established the Ghoom Gompa and since then this place has became an ideal place for following a message of Lord Buddha.

Many young people come here and admit themselves in order to learn a lesson of life that was preached by Gautama Buddha and believes to lead their life into a shroud of sacrifice and better living.

Maitreya Buddha, which is a huge giant size deity and sedates itself inside a beauty of Monastery is worth a visit, drums, bells, books and such other things that usually decorates a splendour of Monastery are even common here but what makes it more pristine and precious is its old and preserved beauty.

Being a store house of handwritten Buddha manuscripts, this Gompa is ideally a heart of Darjeeling gompas. Outside its arena you will find a local people who sales a garment and other necessary thing and to see them lining in a side is a different experience all together and many people do loves to buy a goods as they would give you a good things at good rate.

What is more suggested is pay a visit here during morning or evening time to enjoy a magnificence of this gompa and its proximity to Ghoom station which is renowned worldwide makes your journey even more delightful.

Once you enter into a beauty of this Monastery, you are sure to feel a vibe of divinity as people thrills in to take blessings so be a part and line yourself and feel the presence of purity.

It’s easy access and convenience makes this place a prime destination of tourist and at a same time there are no restriction you can click images and carry food inside that adds more comfort while you pay a visit to this Gompa.

Don’t miss out to see other beauty that surrounds this place, a minute walk would lead you to a beauty of Batasia loop and other scenic beauty that makes Darjeeling a Queen of Hills.

Being one of the oldest Gompa of Darjeeling, your visit here would be more alluring if you tuck in here around the time of Buddha Purnima, which is a renowned festival and it is celebrated all across and in every Gompa.

Public procession, carrying festoons and enjoying beauty and, many other things that would guide your journey through meadows of splendour, here a valleys and a morning calm that awakes a whole elegance of Darjeeling would be an amazing experience for nature lovers.

Darjeeling has always been a treat and beside that a holy ambiance of this Gompa, where you will witness a beauty of times along with history that counts itself from late 80s makes this Gompa really special.