Tareng ‘Dargye Choling’ monastery was earlier called as 'Gor Tareng
Dargye Choling Gonpa' since the devotees from both Gor and Tareng
village attend to the same Gonpa for performing periodical Pujas. It was founded
in1929 A.D. led by a Lama called Choying Lepcha and built it with the help of
the devotees of both the villages.The monastery is properly located at Tareng. Gor village is bid far away from
Tareng. However, in the year 2002 A.D, The devotee of Gor village, in view of
the long distance between their villages and Gonpa, decided to establish a Gonpa
of their own. Thereafter, it came to be known as Tareng Dargye Choling Gonpa.
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