The monastery welcomes visitors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Chapels close at 3 p.m., then the debates start. It's important to note that you are allowed to take photos, but only with your phone.

The Sera Monastery, one of the three leading monasteries in Tibet, re-opened to believers and tourists on Monday. It had been closed since the March 14 unrest in the regional capital.

Buddhist services in the Sera Monastery have resumed after being suspended due to the riot on March 14 in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. CHINA / Regional (Xinhua ...

Addressing ethnic Tibetans in the Sera Mey Buddhist monastery near Bylakuppe in Karnataka, he said: 'India's moral and material support has proved invaluable for nearly half a century.' ...