| What do you expect from the barren land with | | | | collection of Buddhist Thangka paintings, art and |
| peaks ranging from 5,800 to 7,600 meters? What | | | | artifacts. Tourists can also visit and admire the |
| would you like to search in the snow desert with | | | | architecture and art collections in these gompas. A |
| mindless stretch of acres of treeless meadows? | | | | few major and most beautiful gompas/monasteries in |
| Believe it or not, but this mysterious land of passes- | | | | Ladakh are: |
| Ladakh- is home to endless attractions and the best | | | | -Alchi |
| of virgin natural beauty. The true unexplored beauty | | | | -Diskit & Hundur |
| of this place is flourished with Buddhism. While | | | | -Hemis |
| travelling to Ladakh, you can see a number of prayer | | | | -Lamayuru |
| flags flanked along the mountain pathways. These | | | | -Likir |
| colourful flags are the indicators of the Ladakhi's | | | | -Namgyal Tsemo |
| being devotees of Lord Buddha. | | | | -Phugtal |
| Ladakh is the home of diverse monasteries. Apart | | | | -Rangdum |
| from the beauty of the undulating landscapes, these | | | | -Sani |
| ancient monasteries are the biggest attraction of the | | | | -Sankar |
| 'Little Tibet'. Various Buddhist inscriptions and | | | | -Shey |
| Chortens can be seen inscribed along the walls | | | | -Spituk |
| bordering Ladakh. Most of the monasteries/gompas | | | | -Stok |
| are located over the snow covered peaks that reach | | | | -Stongdey |
| out to the azure skies. While reaching such high | | | | You need to take off your shoes before entering |
| places, you can actually feel the sound of the | | | | the prayer area, and should wear clothes that cover |
| wheezing winds rushing past you. Local villagers | | | | your limbs. Drinking, smoking, taking drugs or spitting |
| wander the landscapes with huge herds of goats. | | | | in the monastery premises is strictly prohibited. |
| These spectacular monasteries are inhabited by | | | | Moreover you need to take permission before taking |
| Buddhist monks and nuns, where they live, study and | | | | photographs. And most importantly, in many Gompas, |
| practice their religion. The best part with these | | | | you are expected to walk around the premises only |
| religious places is that they have a rare and beautiful | | | | in a clockwise direction. |