Travelling to
Jaipur
Rajasthan
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Ladakh's largest and wealthiest monastery, 40 km from Leh, home of the Hemis Tsechu masked dance festival.
Drukpa monastery in a side valley south of the Indus, known for its thangka collection and museum; a giant thangka is displayed every 12 years (next in 2028 per Wikivoyage). Hemis Tsechu is held in June or July.
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.
Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
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.
11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Cave monastery in southern Zanskar, a day's trek from the road end at Dorzang.