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[[File:Aloobari Monastery Full Front View.jpg|thumb|alt=Aloobari Monastery|Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery or Aloobari Monastery]] '''Mag-Dhog Yolmowa Monastery''' is a [[gompa]] (Buddhist monastery) in the town of [[Darjeeling]] in the [[states and union territories of India|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]]. The monastery is also known as "Aloobari" monastery after the locality it is located in. The monastery was built under the supervision of Sri Sangay Lama, a highly revered religious head of the [[Yolmo people]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nefin.org.np/indigenous-nationalities/hill-in/78.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-02-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190137/http://www.nefin.org.np/indigenous-nationalities/hill-in/78.html |archivedate=24 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }} Yolmo - NEFIN</ref> - a small ethnic group hailing from north-east of Nepal and who later settled in Darjeeling. The construction of the monastery started in 1914, the year [[World War I]] started. The name ''Mag-Dhog'' means warding off the war and the monastery was dedicated for world peace.<br />
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The monastery contains several images of [[Gautama Buddha]] and [[Padmasambhava]] and varied paintings on the wall which are said to be done with grass and herbs. The monastery also preserves several ancient Buddhist manuscripts.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070703023030/http://www.darjeelingnews.net/religious_shrines.html Religious shrines around Darjeeling]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070527213118/http://www.exploredarjeeling.com/monaster.htm Monasteries in Darjeeling]<br />
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[[Category:Buddhist monasteries in Darjeeling district]]<br />
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Darjeeling]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Darjeeling]]<br />
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