Norbulingka is an institute specially set up for the preservation of traditional Tibetan arts and crafts. It is situated at Sidhpur near Dharamsala town. The Institute is a registered trust functioning under chairmanship of His Holiness Dalai Lama. At present it houses over 300 teachers ,students and workers.

It is purely built accordingly to the traditional Tibetan style amidst the surroundings of beautiful gardens and green fields of Kangra hills at the backdrop of majestic Dhauladhar mountains of the outer Himalayan range. Main attraction of the institute is its temple which has 1,173 images of Buddha on a 44 foot high temple hall.

 It also has a 14 foot copper statue of Buddha Shakyamuni which is the largest ever made in exile. The special arts and crafts in the institute include Thangka paintings,  metal sculpture and wood crafts.