Phugtal Gompa, also known as Phugtal Monastery or Phuktal Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery located in the remote Zanskar region of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The monastery is situated on the ...

G: General typical design of Tibetan Vihara with a central prayer hall with Tangka where practitioners meditate and listen to teachings. O: Observance of religious practice and meditation at a remote ...

The Likir Monastery or gompa is one of the oldest and well maintained monasteries in Ladakh district in India’s northernmost state, Jammu and Kashmir. The monastery is located in Likir village is ...

To find the true essence of the Himalaya one must travel deep inside the mountainous terrain, and explore the remote areas. One such place is the Spiti valley that with its cold desert-like terrain ...

The gompa is renowned for the statue of Avalokiteshwara Padmahari or Chenresig with a thousand arms and an equal number of heads. The Sankar Gompa is a Buddhist monastery within an easy half hour walk ...

Some 5,500 metres (18,000 feet) above sea level in the Indian Himalayas sits the Tnagyud Gompa Buddhist monastery, where snow can leave the monks in complete isolation for seven months a year. The ...

Nineteen kilometres away, Tashiding is the destination for a fantastic day hike that starts at Yuksom. The hike starts with the climb to Dudbi Gompa, from where a path goes to Tsong. The trail splits ...