Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh district in Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 18 km from Leh in the Indus valley. The Tibetan Buddhist monastery of Gelugpa sect of ...

The terrains of Ladakh are cold, barren, and rugged. With the dry winds, layers of dust, and the constant shuffle of jackets ...

The monastery was established in the 10th century and is among the oldest and largest Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh. It belongs to the Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. The architecture of the ...