Maitreya Buddha, Nubra Valley

This one of the breathtaking statues I have ever seen.. His Holiness the Dalai Lama blessed a newly installed Maitreya statue during a ceremony at Ladakh’s Disket Monastery (Dekyi Gonpa … Read More

Gompa

    I noticed Gompas such as this one in every nook and corner while travelling in and around Ladakh.Was told that they were a part of the tradition in … Read More

Hemis Monastery- Pray wheel

Hemis Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Lineage, located in Hemis, Ladakh (within the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir). Situated 45 km from Leh, the … Read More