Art


Lama Chh’eon-che, of the Gtsang Bris school of painting, was responsible for paintings on the wall behind the altar c. 1994

Other frescoes in the gompa depicting the sixteen Arhat on the south, north and eastern walls are by Khaipa Chhogyal, a distant relative of Kamal Dhoj Tulachan, Shashi Dhoj Tulachan’s late father.

Khaipa of Lupra, a Bonpo Artist is believed to have painted the Sin-yeb, but this painting no longer remains.

Damaged roof timbers mean that water ingress has damaged many paintings in recent years although roof repairs were undertaken in 2015-16.