Dalai Lama’s Monastery / Temple (5 Kms/30 minutes) is the serene temple complex known for its ornamental facade, vibrant prayer halls & mountain locale. This temple is also called as Tsuglakhang Temple. Dalai Lama visits this temple twice or thrice every year to preach and bless. Thus, the temple gets its name as Dalai Lama Temple. If you are lucky enough to visit the temple during his visit, you can listen to his preaching. Very close to the residence of Dalai Lama, this temple stands as an important pilgrimage spot. This temple is famous for providing religious teachings. Dharamshala – McLeodGanj, has become known worldwide as the place of refuge and exile of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Given sanctuary by the Indian government upon his escape from Tibet in 1957, he was initially based in Delhi, and settled here with many other Tibetan exiles in 1959. His Holiness still continues his Buddhist teachings, remains committed to promoting the Tibetan cause, as well as issues of world peace, the environment and inter-faith dialogue. He was awarded The Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Nowadays the area is home to some 20,000 Tibetan refugees as well as the Tibetan government in exile, located near the Tibetan library. Also, to be found at the north-western bottom of the Hill is TCV: Tibetan Children’s Village, a huge compound of a Tibetan school, ‘foster homes,’ hostels and monasteries, charitable institutions and Tibetan Handicraft workshops. His Holiness used to visit Eagles Nest in former days, walking up and enjoying a cup of tea at The Point. Latterly, the Prime Minister of the Tibet government in exile has also enjoyed the walk up and a cup of tea, as do many Tibetan monks and nuns, and fostered refugee children from TCV.