OVERVIEW Shanti Stupa is a Buddhist white-domed stupa (chorten) on a hilltop in Chanspa, Leh district, Ladakh, in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura . The Shanti Stupa holds the relics of […]
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Hemis Festival
Hemis Festival Location : Ladakh State : Jammu and Kashmir Date : 7-8 July Main Attraction : The two-day Hemis Festival celebrates victory of good over evil. Overview/History People from all over the world come to Ladakh to know more about Ladakh’s famous culture and adventure, and the […]
Chamba Temple / Basgo monastery
Basgo gompa / Basgo monastery /Chamba Temple Chamba Temple of Leh is dedicated to Maitreya in Sanskrit, also known as Jampa in Tibetan – the ‘future Buddha’ or ‘the Buddha to come’. Chamba Temple is located on the way to the beatiful Leh Palace […]