The monastery was also regularly visited by the early expeditions to Mount Everest in the 1920s and 1930s after a five-week journey from Darjeeling in the Indian foothills of the Himalaya.
During the 1920s and 1930s, monasteries were frequently visited by early expeditions to Mount Everest, traveling for five weeks from Darjeeling, situated at the foot of the Himalayas.