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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Bylakuppe
| other_name = Shanghapornigy Hongy
| nickname = Mini Tibet
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Bylakuppe. Mysore (5).jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Three Pillars
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|12.404270|N|76.028400|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Karnataka]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mysore district|Mysore]]
| established_title = 
| established_date = 1959
| founder =
| named_for = Tourism pleasant climate
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 10
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 1024
| population_total = 70,000 (including Tibetans)
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = (estimated)2021
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kannada language|Kannada]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 571104
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91 8223
| registration_plate = KA-45
| local guide = Madhukar Mohan
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Periyapatna
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Tropical wet and dry]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:Kushal Nagar (1).jpg|thumb|Coffee Shop]]

[[File:Taste of Tibet Restaurant. Bylakuppe.jpg|thumb|Taste of Tibet]]
[[File:Bylakuppe. Tashi Lhunpo Monastery.jpg|thumb|Tashi Lhunpo Monastery built in 2015]]
'''Bylakuppe''' is an area in [[Karnataka]] which is home to the Indian town Bylakuppe and several [[Tibetan people|Tibetan]] settlements (there are several Tibetan settlements in India), established by Lugsum Samdupling (in 1961) and Dickyi Larsoe (in 1969). Bylakuppe is the second largest Tibetan settlement in the world outside Tibet after [[Dharamshala]]. It is located to the west of [[Mysore district]] in the Indian state of [[Karnataka]] which is roughly 80 km from Mysore city.

==History==
In 1960, the Government of Mysore (as [[Karnataka]] was called at that time) allotted nearly {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} of land at Bylakuppe in [[Mysore district]] in Karnataka and the first ever Tibetan exile settlement, [[Lugsung Samdupling]] came into existence in 1961. A few years later another settlement, [[Tibetan Dickey Larsoe]], also called TDL, was established. This was followed by the establishment of three more settlements in Karnataka state making it the state with the largest Tibetan refugee population.

The Government of India built special schools for Tibetans that provide free education, health care and scholarships for those students who excel in school. There are a few medical and civil engineering seats reserved for Tibetans. Tibetans live in India with a stay permit which is processed through a document called Registration Certificate (RC). It is renewed every year, or half-year in some areas. Every Tibetan refugee above the age of 16 must register for the stay permit. RCs are not issued to new arrival refugees. The Indian Government also issues "Yellow Books" after one years' processing with a RC, which allow Tibetans to travel abroad which is an Identity Certificate.

==Population==
The town is mainly inhabited by Tibetans who, according to a demographic survey carried out by the [[Central Tibetan Administration]]'s Planning Commission<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=20&rmenuid=10 |title=Encouraged By Rising Support From Intellectuals in China: His Holiness the Dalai Lama - Central Tibetan Administration |publisher=Tibet.net |access-date=2014-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213034220/http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php?id=20&rmenuid=10 |archive-date=2011-12-13 }}</ref> in 1998, accounted for 50,727 individuals at that time. However, it is unclear whether these figures included the [[Vajrayana]] [[bhikkhu|Buddhist monks]] living there. Today, an estimated 70,000 Tibetans live in the settlements; these were established on land leased by the state government to accommodate some of the Tibetan expatriates who came to resettle in India after 1959. Bylakuppe consists of a number of agricultural settlements, colonies are close to each other, and has number of [[vihara|monasteries]] and temples in all the major Tibetan Buddhist traditions. Most notable among them are the large educational monastic institution [[Sera Monastery]], the smaller [[Tashilhunpo Monastery|Tashi Lhunpo Monastery]] (both in the [[Gelug]] tradition) and [[Namdroling Monastery]] (in the [[Nyingma]] tradition). Bylakuppe also has many Buddhist universities for advanced Buddhist practices.

==Tibetan Buddhist Monasteries and Study Centres of Bylakuppe==
* [[Namdroling Monastery]] of [[Nyingma]] Also known as Golden Temple
* Drigung Kagyud Monastery
* [[Sakya Monastery]]
* [[Sera Monastery|Sera je Monastery]]
* [[Sera Monastery|Sera Mey Monastery]]
* [[Tashi Lhunpo Monastery|Tashi Lhunpo monastery]] in Bylakuppe was newly built. Inaugurated by [[Dalai Lama]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/4842-his-holiness-the-dalai-lamas-arrival-at-tashi-lhunpo-monastery-in-bylakuppe|title = His Holiness the Dalai Lama's arrival at Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Bylakuppe|date = 20 December 2015}}</ref>

==Facilities==
Bylakuppe is a small town. It has a police station, commercial banks, a telephone exchange, a post office, lodges and hotels. Transport facilities such as buses, [[Auto rickshaw#India|auto-rickshaws]] and taxis are also available. PAP (Protected Area Permit) is mandatory for foreigners to stay here overnight, which can take up to three months to be issued.

==Accessibility==
Bylakuppe is situated on the state highway 88 (now NH 275) and is well connected to most of the major cities in [[South India|south-India]]. Bus facilities are available from major towns like [[Mysuru]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Mangaluru]], [[Chennai]], [[Panaji]], etc. Following are the distances between Bylakuppe and other cities in kilometers: [[Mysuru]] (82), [[Bangalore|Bengaluru]] (222), [[Mangaluru]] (172), [[Mandya]] (122), [[Chennai]] (582), [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]] (80), [[Madikeri]] (36), [[Kasaragod]] (145), [[Kozhikode]] (190).

==Main attractions==
* Ingalakere: Largest lake in [[Mysore district]]
* [[Namdroling Monastery]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.namdroling.org/ |title=Welcome to Namdroling Monastery in India |publisher=Namdroling.org |access-date=2014-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124055545/http://www.namdroling.org/ |archive-date=24 November 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Golden Temple)
* [[Sera Monastery (Bylakuppe)|Sera Monastery]]
* Other Buddhist monasteries, schools and settlements

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Bylakuppe, Mysore, India.jpg|Auto Stand
File:Tibetan Monastery nr Hunsur.jpg|Hunsur Monastery
File:Bylakuppe new hostel.jpg|New Hostel
File:Namrodoling Monastery Bylakuppe2.jpg|[[Namdroling Monastery]]
File:Budha kushalnagar.jpg|Inside the [[Namdroling Monastery]]
File:Tsogyal Shedrup Dargyeling nuns.JPG|[[Ngagyur Nyingma Nunnery]]
File:BylakuppeMon.jpg|Sera Monastery
File:Bylakuppe. Old Hostels.jpg|[https://www.tashilhunpo.org/ Tashi Lhunpo]
File:Bylakuppe. Student Hostels.jpg|[https://www.tashilhunpo.org/ Tashi Lhunpo Hostel]
</gallery>

==Climate==
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[tropical wet and dry climate|tropical wet and dry]] (Aw).<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/433441/ |title=Climate: Bylakuppe - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=2013-12-30 }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|location=Bylakuppe
|Jan high C=26.1
|Feb high C=28.3
|Mar high C=30.6
|Apr high C=31
|May high C=29.6
|Jun high C=25.5
|Jul high C=23.8
|Aug high C=24.3
|Sep high C=25.5
|Oct high C=26.5
|Nov high C=26.2
|Dec high C=26

|Jan mean C=20.1
|Feb mean C=21.1
|Mar mean C=23.9
|Apr mean C=25.5
|May mean C=24.9
|Jun mean C=22.4
|Jul mean C=21.3
|Aug mean C=21.5
|Sep mean C=22
|Oct mean C=21.6
|Nov mean C=20.9
|Dec mean C=20

|Jan low C=14.8
|Feb low C=16
|Mar low C=17.7
|Apr low C=19.1
|May low C=19.3
|Jun low C=18.3
|Jul low C=17.9
|Aug low C=17.8
|Sep low C=17.6
|Oct low C=17.8
|Nov low C=16.7
|Dec low C=15.1

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=11
|Feb precipitation mm=23
|Mar precipitation mm=98
|Apr precipitation mm=134
|May precipitation mm=198
|Jun precipitation mm=114
|Jul precipitation mm=198
|Aug precipitation mm=201
|Sep precipitation mm=174
|Oct precipitation mm=89
|Nov precipitation mm=10
|Dec precipitation mm=4
|source 1= ''Climate-Data.org'' (altitude: 1014m)<ref name="Climate-Data.org"/>
}}

==See also==
* [[Kaveri Nisargadhama]]
* [[Dubare]] Elephant camp
* [[Kushalanagar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Bylakuppe}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051103182257/http://www.tibet.net/home/eng/settlements/dickyi/ Brief description of Dickyi Larsoe]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051106005235/http://www.tibet.net/home/eng/settlements/lugsum/ Brief description of Lugsum Samdupling]
* [http://www.palyul.org/eng_centers_namdrol.htm Namdroling Monastery '''THE GOLDEN TEMPLE'''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018201139/http://www.palyul.org/eng_centers_namdrol.htm |date=18 October 2016 }}
*[http://serameymonastery.org/ Sera Mey Monastery]
*[http://www.serajeymonastery.org/ Sera Jey Monastery]
*[http://www.tashilhunpo.org/ Tashi Lhunpo Monastery]

[[Category:Tibetan diaspora in India]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Mysore district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mysore district]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Mysore district]]

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