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Young Ilamas (Buddhist monks) playing outside Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh. Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Bu…

Jammu and Kashmir·architecture · hills

Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh district in Jammu and Kashmir. Thiksey Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug s…

architecture · hills

A huge Maitreya Buddha statue at Thiksey Buddhist Monastery in Ladakh. Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhi…

Leh, Ladakh·river · hills

Compilation of Stakna, Thiksey and Matho monasteries of Ladakh. Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25 kilometres from Leh on the left bank of the Indus…

architecture · hills

Thiksay Gompa or Thiksay Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) is a gompa (monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism.

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

ceremony · river

Buddhist prayer flags in different colours hung up at Stakna Monastery in Ladakh. A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas.

Ladakh·hills · wildlife

Stakna Monastery is an ancient monastery of Drugpa sect that is located in Leh district, at a distance of about 21 km from Leh town.

ceremony · hills

Chorten or stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

ceremony · hills

Chorten or stupa is a mound-like or hemispherical structure containing Buddhist relics, typically the ashes of Buddhist monks, used by Buddhists as a place of meditation.

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Courtyard and ancient Buddhist art at Hemis monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh.

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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.

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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 Buddh…

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Ancient vegetable dye Buddhist paintings at Hemis monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hemis is the name of the biggest monastery in Ladakh.

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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 Buddh…

ceremony · hills

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.

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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 Buddh…

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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 Buddh…

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Padmasambhava, also known as Guru Rinpoche, is a literary character of terma, an emanation of Amitabha that is said to appear to tertons in visionary encounters and a focus of Tibetan Buddhist practice.

hills · river

Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on flat arid ground with greenery to be seen only along the Harong stream.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills · highway

Driving on NH(1A) renamed NH44 from Baltal to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The journey to Baltal is full of beautiful sites.

Jammu and Kashmir·river · hills

Driving on the NH(1A) renamed NH44 from Baltal to Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Sind River or the Sindh River is a river in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir state of India.

Jammu and Kashmir·hills

Traveling through the roads of Srinagar - Jammu & Kashmir.We see Kashmir men walking down the streets and a traffic police doing his duty on a cold weather.... Srinagar is the summer capital of the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir.