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Loading…11th-century Drikung Kagyu monastery above the 'moonland', one of the oldest in Ladakh.
Linked by tradition to Naropa, whose cave is beside the temple; once home to 400 monks, now about 150. Masked dances in the second and fifth Tibetan months.
Within 1 km of Lamayuru Monastery.
Hilltop Gelugpa monastery 18 km from Leh, often compared to the Potala, with a 15 m Maitreya statue.
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.