Kardang | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Himachal Pradesh#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Himachal Pradesh, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Himachal Pradesh |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Registration Plate: | HP |
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.