In the Buddhist monastery of Phodong

Phodong is a Buddhist monastery and is located about 28 kilometers from Gangtok in Sikkim. It was built in the early 18th century on the site of an older monastery.
Together with Rumtek, one of the most important monasteries of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, and the Ralang monastery, Phodang is one of the most important monasteries in Sikkim.