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One can see courtyard, paintings and prayer flags at Hemis Monastery in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh. The courtyard of Hemis Gompa is the stage for Hemis festival which is celebrated on the 10th day of the Tibetan lunar month as the birthday of Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. 47 Km from Leh on the west bank of the Indus, Hemis Monastery belongs to Dugpa Kargyutpa order, built on a green hillside surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery, is hidden in a gorge. It is the biggest and richest monastery in Ladakh and is must see for visitors. Sacred mask dance is performed on 9th, and 10th, day of the Tibetan 5th, month of Tibetan calendar. During the Hemis Tsechu held in the year of the Monkey it is possi
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