Located in Bylakuppe, part of the Mysore district of the state of Karnataka, the Namdroling Nyingmapa Monastery is the largest teaching center of the Nyingma lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. The monastery, established in 1963, by throne-holder Kyabje Penor Rinpoche, is home to a sangha community of over five thousand lamas, a religious college (or shedra) and hospital. Several ceremonies such as Tibetan New Year, Losar; and Lama Dances are hosted at the monastery every year.