The Stok Monastery / The Stok Palace The Stok Monastery also called The Stok Gompa or Palace is a well known Buddhist monastery in Leh district. It is in a distance of 13 kms south of Leh town. It was known to be founded by […]
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Hemis Gompha
OVERVIEW About Hemis Festival Click Here TOWN Hemis is a town in India 40 km southeast of Leh in Ladakh, well known for the Hemis monastery that was established in 1672 AD by king Senge Nampar Gyalva. Hemis is best known to tourists for the […]
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 […]