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Ghum, Darjeeling, West Bengal · 27.0118°, 88.2503°
The best known of the Ghum monasteries near Darjeeling, a Gelug foundation of 1875 housing a 4.6 m Maitreya Buddha and 108 volumes of the Kangyur, and a refuge for Tibetan monks since 1959.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Gelug (Tibetan Buddhist)