Namgyal Institute Of Tibetology

One of its kind in India and the third in the world, the Namgyal Institute houses the largest collection of Tibetan works outside of Tibet. The institute houses a museum, a research centre and a library, and is based in Deorali, south of Gangtok, 5 km away. 

Since its establishment in 1958, the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology has sponsored and promoted research on the religion, history, language, art and culture of the people of the Tibetan cultural area which includes Sikkim.

The museum in this nstitute has one of the world's largest collected works and exceptional manuscripts on the theme of Mahayana Buddhism.  And besides these amazing collections, the museum also houses more than 200 Buddhist images, thangkas, statues, shrines, paintings, wall-hangings, masks and other religious works of Tibetan Art.

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