Even though some of the other reviews were older, I took a chance and visited this monastery. There is a small store, some dorms, a prayer wheel, and the temple. It is tiny and prayers only occur in the morning. It doesn’t look like the pictures from the reviewer that called it ‘a gift’ so perhaps she was actually somewhere else? I tripled checked with the signs to make sure I was in the right place. Took about 2 minutes to see the whole monastery. More interesting is the small museum across the road with a history of the Tibetan refugee settlement here. Lots of photos and very educational ( interesting but small). But then one must walk through all the venders. I understand that this is their living and appreciate their hard work at handicrafts. But—every single person aggressively pushed their wares and guilted visitors into buying. The problem is, they buy beads (the exact ones that are available in the US) and make jewelry. This is something I can get anywhere—and hardly counts in my book as ‘Tibetan’ handicrafts. Other shops sold prayer flags made elsewhere, and the standard Nepali metal items. There is a carpet store selling Tibetan made carpets, which was interesting. Overall, worth a short trip to the museum if you happen to be in the area for other reasons, but know that the vendors will push hard afterwards.

Shree Gaden Dhargay Ling Monastery is nice and friendly place. Lot of greenery and well maintained by the people of monastery