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Visit to Norbulingka Institute
The Norbulingka Institute was established 15 years ago to promote Tibetan culture, after the basic needs of the Tibetans in exile had been met during the first 35 years in exile.
Although it is only 17 km from McLeod Ganj, visiting the Norbulingka is like going to another world. You’ll see from the pictures on their website that the land the center stands on is beautifully landscaped with trees, bushes, many red hibiscus flowers and lots of flowing water.
We arived at 1 pm and wandered around to get the feel of the place, before having Tibetan cheese momos and thenthuk (Tibetan soup with homemade noodles), and last but not least, Americano coffee and a Tibetan dessert square with chocolate icing.
We visited all the workshops, the highlight of the place, watching wood carvers, metal workers and seamstresses at work. The quality of all the work was amazing. The most impressive work were the enormous buddhas being sculpted in sections from copper and brass, then fitted onto huge wooden frames. The products are sold in a beautiful laid out store nearby, and also through the Norbulingka website.
