At a distance of 6 km from Keylong, above the village of Satingri, stand one of the oldest monasteries of the Lahaul region, the Tayul Gompa. In Tibetan language Tayul translates into the chosen place.

An interesting anecdote associates itself with the construction and naming of the monastery. It is said that in the 17th century, lama Serzang Rinchen of Khan region of Tibet, while performing his circumambulation of the sacred peak Drilburi, noticed a small glade in the juniper forest above Kyor and Tashikyang villages on the opposite side of the valley. He pointed this out to his fellow pilgrims and concluded that the site was blessed for the construction of a monastery. Thus came up the monastery and its name, Tayul.

Expansion and renovation work on the monastery was carried out a century later by a Ladakhi, Tulku Tashi Tanphel who belonged to the Tagna monastery. He embellished the walls of the monastery with murals and stucco images and also added the Narthang edition of the Kangyur from Tibet to the library.

Apart from this, the monastery houses thankas depicting the life of Buddha and a 5 m tall image of Guru Padmasambhava along with his two manifestations - 'Sighmukha' and 'Vijravarashi'. However, the major attraction of the monastery was and still remains the hundred million mani wheel. By turning of wheel, perceptive beings are said to be blessed by the compassion of God. Also, the mani wheel is famous as the self turning one. This means that the wheel rotates all by itself on special and auspicious occasion. The last time when it turned all by itself was in 1986.


Lahaul
A part of the north eastern district of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul Spiti, Lahaul can be segregated into four division - the valley of river Chandra, valley of Bhaga,

valley of Chandrabagha and the catchment of Indus. Keylong, the district headquarter of Lahaul and Spiti lies in the valley of Bhaga. Located at an elevation of 3350m, Keylong is the sole place in Lahaul that holds a regular bazaar. Along with a HTPDC hotel, a PWD Rest House and a Sainik Rest House, Keylong also has quiet a few other staying options.


Other Attractions

• Kardang Monastery : The Kardang Monastery is located atop a hill across the Bhaga river. The monastery was constructed in the 12th century and has in its possession colourful frescoes, murals and a huge prayer drum consisting of strips of paper. The sacred mantra, Om Mani Padma Hume is written a million times. The monastery is almost 5 km from Keylong.
  
  
• Ghemur Monastery : The tiny village of Ghemur, around 18 km from Keylong, is home to the erstwhile thakurs of Gushal. A gompa stands in this village and is famous for the performance of Devil dance during the festival celebrated in the month of June-July.
  
  
• Shashur Monastery : Shashur means in blue pines and this monastery, as per its name is located amidst blue pines. The monastery was founded by the missionary of the king of Bhutan, Dewa Tyatsho in the 17th century and renovated by Dewa Gyatsho a century later. Worthseeing in the monastery is a fifteen feet high thanka, a statue of Namgyal and priceless wall paintings depicting the siddhas of Buddha. The annual festival of the monastery is celebrated in the month of June - July.