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Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Ruined summer palace and monastery 15 km from Leh, the old royal seat, with a large seated Buddha.
Shey was the ancient royal seat of Ladakh; the palace is largely in ruins but its monastery houses a large Buddha image. Sindhu Darshan is held nearby.
Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
Present home of the former royal family across the Indus from Leh, with a museum of royal regalia.
Ladakh's only Sakya monastery, across the Indus from Thiksey, known for its oracle festival.
'Tiger's nose' hilltop monastery above the Indus, built in the late 16th century.
Monastery in the Karma Kagyu tradition. Not much to see here, unless you are interested in Buddhism, but it is opposite the street of one of the Dalai Lama residencies.
Viewpoint in Leh.
Market in Leh.
This is an easy full day hike of 12 km (loop) going from 3,500–3,950 m just west of Stok.
Nine-storey 17th-century royal palace of the Namgyal kings above Leh's old town, with rooftop views over the town.
Cave monastery in southern Zanskar, a day's trek from the road end at Dorzang.
Castle in Leh, India
ruined palace in Zanskar, India
11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Temple complex with some of Ladakh's oldest murals (12th-13th century), 65 km west of Leh.
Historic mosque in Leh Main Bazaar from the late 17th century.
Hilltop monastery above an ancient rock-carved Maitreya (about 7-9 m) on the Kargil-Leh road.