Winter break (Dec & Jan) - Tushita is closed in these months!

In general, December and especially January are not such good months to come to McLeod Ganj. It can get very cold here, most guest houses do not have heating and with the snow come the power cuts! Many centers have their winter break (the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives still holds classes in December, but not in January) and most of the guest houses and restaurants will be closed.

Most Westerners (and many Tibetans) escape the winter here and go to warmer places, where there are also more Dharma activities (especially in Bodhgaya!). This is the main season for Root Institute, our sister center in Bodhgaya: www.rootinstitute.com, or if you wish to escape the cold a little earlier then Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal holds its annual one month Lam-Rim course in November, see here for more information: www.kopanmonastery.com