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Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
A large white-and-red monastery climbing a hill above the Indus, south of Leh on the Manali road; its Maitreya Buddha is about 15 m tall. Morning prayers draw many visitors.
Ruined summer palace and monastery 15 km from Leh, the old royal seat, with a large seated Buddha.
'Tiger's nose' hilltop monastery above the Indus, built in the late 16th century.
Ladakh's only Sakya monastery, across the Indus from Thiksey, known for its oracle festival.
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.
11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Largest Gelugpa monastery in Zanskar, near Padum.
White Japanese-built peace stupa (1991) on Changspa hill with sweeping views of Leh.
Red gompa (1430) and ruined fort on Tsemo hill above Leh Palace, best at morning puja.
Ladakh's largest and wealthiest monastery, 40 km from Leh, home of the Hemis Tsechu masked dance festival.
Gelugpa monastery on a hill by Leh airport with views of the Indus.
Oldest and largest monastery in Nubra, above the Shyok river, beside a 32 m Maitreya statue.
Temple complex with some of Ladakh's oldest murals (12th-13th century), 65 km west of Leh.