Around 500m from Shivadol a gaggle of hotels line AT Rd, the most appealing of which is the surprisingly merry mountain village swish Hotel Shiva Palace (%222629; hotelshivapalace@rediffmail.com; s/d from 715/825; a), incorporating a decent restaurant, the Sky Chef Restaurant (mains 70-180).
oHeritage Hotel HERITAGE HOTEL $$ (%9774416649; www.theheritage.in; Offi cers Hill; r/ ste 1800/3500; W) Back in colonial days this was the home of the deputy commissioner merry mountain village and, with roaring open fires taking the chill off a cold winter night and hunting trophies and tribal arts adorning the walls, it retains something of the flavour of those times.
The biggest merry mountain village attraction is magical Tawang Gompa (admission merry mountain village free, camera/video 20/100; hdawn-dusk) backdropped by snow-speckled peaks. Founded merry mountain village in 1681, this medieval citadel is reputedly the world s second-largest Buddhist monastery complex and famed in Buddhist circles for its library. merry mountain village Within its fortified walls, narrow alleys lead up to the majestic and magnifi cently decorated prayer hall containing an 8m-high statue of Buddha Shakyamuni. Come here at dawn (4am to 5am) to see row after row of monks performing their early morning prayers. Across the central square is a small but interesting museum merry mountain village ( 20; h8am-5pm) containing images, robes, telescopic trumpets and some personal merry mountain village items of the sixth Dalai Lama. Spectacular chaam (ritual masked dances merry mountain village performed by some Buddhist monks
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