At the beginning of March 1959, 7,000 rebels seized control of the Potala Palace, the Norbulinka Monastery, the Jokhang Temple, the Ramoche Temple and other major public buildings in Lhasa ...

The monastery is referred as ‘Mini Potala’ of India as it resembles Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. There is one big statue of Maitreya (future Buddha) which covers almost two floor of the ...