Location
Located at a distance of 1.5 km from Keylong, the Shashur monastery was founded by Lama Deva Tyatsho of Zanaskar, Ladakh. In the 17 AD, he was a missionary of the king of Bhutan, Nawang Namgyal. The term Shashur means 'in the blue pines'. The monastery houses a statue of Namgyal, a 15-feet 'Thankha' and invaluable wall paintings depicting all the siddhas of Buddhism. The building of the monastery is a three-storey tall structure which, despite certain deviations, conforms to the ancient mandala concept. The month of June/July sees Chham been celebrated in this monastery with much fervour.