Ladakh Photo Gallery

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Wall paintings of Buddha, Alchi Gompa

Statue of Lady Manjushri, Alchi Gompa

Chemrey Gompa

Chemrey Gompa

Statue of Padmasambhava, Chemrey Gompa

Painting of Chakrasamvara, Chemrey Gompa

Diskit Gompa

Large statue of Bodhisattva Manjushri, Diskit Gompa

Prayer stones at stupa (Chorten) near Diskit Gompa

Hemis Gompa, Large Buddha statue, main altar

Hemis Gompa, Painting of Milarepa, Hemis museum

Lamayuru Gompa

Likir Gompa

Matho Gompa, Vairocana statue

Painting of Padmasambhava, near Takthog Gompa

Shey Stupa

Stakna Gompa

Sleepy dog with prayer flags at Khardungla pass

Martin Gray is a cultural anthropologist, writer and photographer specializing in the study of pilgrimage traditions and sacred sites around the world. During a 40 year period he has visited more than 2000 pilgrimage places in 165 countries. The World Pilgrimage Guide at sacredsites.com is the most comprehensive source of information on this subject.

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For Additional Information:

• List of India Sacred Sites

Ladakh

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladakh

Buddhism in Ladakh

• https://www.lehladakhindia.com/buddhism-in-ladakh/

Short History of Ladakh

• http://www.rinpoche.com/stories/ladakh.htm

Alchi Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alchi_Monastery
• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/glimpses-of-the-lost-world-of-alchi-9293135/

Takthog Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takthok_Monastery

Chemre Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemrey_Monastery

Hemis Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_Monastery

Matho Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matho_Monastery

Thiksey Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thikse_Monastery

Basgo Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basgo_Monastery
• https://www.wmf.org/project/basgo-gompa-maitreya-temples

Spituk Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spituk_Monastery

Phyang Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyang_Monastery

Gurdwara Pathar Sahib

• https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Gurdwara_Pathar_Sahib
• https://www.thedivineindia.com/gurdwara-pathar-sahib/5801

Likir Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Likir_Monastery

Rizong Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizong_Monastery

Lamayuru Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamayuru_Monastery

Rangdun Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangdum_Monastery

Diskit Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskit_Monastery

Kursha Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursha_Monastery

Phugtal Gompa

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phugtal_Monastery

Soma Gompa

• http://www.tibetheritagefund.org/pages/projects/ladakh/leh-old-town/leh-monasteries/gonpa-soma.php