Trugo Gompa
楚古寺
A lakeside monastery on the south shore of Lake Manasarovar, one of the most important stops on the lake circuit, with Mount Kailash visible across the water.
Trugo Gompa (also called Trugo Monastery, full name Trugo Shejuling Monastery) sits on the south shore of Lake Manasarovar, right by the water. Its name means “gate of bathing,” and traditionally pilgrims enter the lake here to bathe and collect holy water. The monastery is small, but its location is excellent: looking north across the lake, you can see Mount Kailash, with the glacier of Gurla Mandhata behind it. The lake circuit shuttle bus usually stops here, and walkers circling the lake often camp nearby. Please follow local custom at the lakeside by not littering or washing things in the lake.
Opening hours
Daytime
Nearby sights
- Lake Manasarovar
- Gossul Gompa
- Gurla Mandhata
- Chiu Gompa
- Lake Rakshastal
- Burang (Taklakot) Town
- Simbiling (Shepeling) Monastery
- Khorzhak (Khojarnath) Monastery