Kardang

Kardang
village
Kardang is located in Himachal Pradesh
Kardang
Kardang
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
Kardang is located in India
Kardang
Kardang
Kardang (India)
Coordinates: 32°34′0″N 77°1′9″E / 32.56667°N 77.01917°E / 32.56667; 77.01917
Country India
StateHimachal Pradesh
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationHP

Kardang is a village in the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh, India.[1] It is 5 km away from Keylong. It was once the capital of Lahaul and has the biggest monastery of the area, situated on the left bank of the river Bhaga.[2] The Drukpa Kagyu Kardang Monastery was founded about 900 years ago and was renovated by Lama Norbu in 1912. Gozzangwa Monastery is also nearby.

  1. ^ "NREGA report". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  2. ^ Lahaul and Spiti Archived 7 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine