Bylakuppe is the location of a Tibetan settlement and Tibetian monasteries. It is located in Kushalnagar in Mysore district. It is about a half an hour's drive from Coorg.

Bylakuppe is located a little distance away from Kushalnagar on the road to Mercara (Coorg). It has a Tibetan settlement colony.

(Photo: The Monastery at Bylakuppe illuminated in the evening)

A beautiful Monastery with three large and imposing Golden Buddha statues and in a serene setting beckons you. The temple has 62 feet Buddha statues covered with gold plates is a wonderful sight anytime.  

The highlight of this town is the Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery & Golden temple. The Dalai Lama visits this place once every year. The monastery is home to a sangha community of over five thousand lamas (both monks and nuns), a religious college (or shedra) and hospital.

It consists of a number of small camps/agricultural settlements close to each other, and has a number of smaller monasteries, nunneries and temples in all the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions.

(Gold Plated Buddha inside the monastery)

How to reach

Bylakuppe is about 150 Kms from Bangalore. You can take a bus until Coorg and get down at Kushalnagar. You can also ride by a bus until Srirangapatna and then take a bus from there to Kushalnagar or Coorg.

The best way to reach here is to hire a private cab from Mysore or Bangalore.

You need to take a right turn on the Bangalore-Mysore highway, right after Srirangapatna and proceed towards Coorg. After about half an hour, you need to take a left at Kushalnagar to reach Bylakuppe.

The Bangalore-Mysore highway is excellent to drive. However the approach roads to Coorg and Kushalnagar are in a state of construction and will slow down the journey time.

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