Rizong Monastery, also known as Yuma Changchubling, is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Yellow Hat (Gelugpa) sect. it is situated at the top of a rocky hill on the north bank of the Indus, to the west of Alchi gompa and Lamayuru. This monastery was established by Lama Tsulim Nima in the year 1831. It […]

The Phyang Monastery is a traditional Buddhist monastery in Ladakh and it is famous for its colorful festival with masked dance. It is located around 6 km away from the Srinagar- Leh highway and 20 kms from Leh Town. This gompa being on the hilltop resembles quite like the Likir Monastery. It was built in […]

Lamayuru Monastery or Yuru Gompa is located in Kargil district on the Leh-Srinagar National Highway road. It is counted as one of the largest and oldest monasteries in Ladakh. The Monastery has around 150 permanent monk residents. Originally, it was comprised of five ancient structures and remaining of the four can still be seen in […]

Spituk Monastery, better known as Spituk Gompa or Pethup Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in Leh district, just 8 km away from the town of Leh. Founded by Od-de, it dates back to the 11th Century. Initially, the monastery was founded as Red Hat Moanstic institution but later it was taken over by the Gelugpa […]

Chemrey Gompa or Chemrey Monastery, situated in 40 km (25 miles) east of Leh town, is a Buddhist monastery that was built in 1664 by Lama Tagsang Raschen and it is dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal. This ancient monastery has a distinguished high statue of Padmasambhava. It also boasts of prized collections of scriptures with […]

Thiksey Gompa is one of the largest and oldest monasteries of the Ladakh region. The structure of the monastery is the finest example of Ladakhi architecture and it dates back to 600 years ago. This gompa was founded by Paldan Sherab and belongs to Yellow Hat sect. e is situated about 17 km from the […]