Dharamsala

Eternal Creation's workshop is in Dharamsala, in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, about 600km north of Delhi. Home to H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, the town is a vibrant concoction of Tibetan and Indian culture and religion, augmented by a steady influx of western tourists. Dharamsala is actually two towns in one - lower Dharamsala, at a height of about 1200 metres, and McLeod Ganj, at 1800 metres.

In 1960, the Indian Government bequeathed McLeod Ganj, upper Dharamsala to the Tibetan government-in-exile, headed by the 14th Dalai Lama. It's since become one of the largest communities of Tibetan refugees, and a centre of Tibetan cultural rebirth.

Read on to find out more about this fascinating town.

 
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