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Places of Interest in Leh &
Ladakh
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Amidst snow capped mountains of
the Himalayas, Leh & Ladakh have fascinated tourists
for long. Barren landscapes with the exception of a
few monasteries are an awe inspiring sight. Experience
the magical culture of Buddhism. As you climb up the
heights you feel on top of the world.
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| Phugthal |
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Phugthal is the most spectacular
monastic establishment in Ladakh.
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| Rangdum |
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Rangdum is the most isolated part of the
Suru Valley. It is an elliptical expanded plateau surrounded
by colourful hills on one side and glacier encrusted rocky
mountains on the other.
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| Sani |
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Sani is a picturesque village, 6 km west
of Padum, on the road to Kargil. The chief attraction here
is the castle like monastery which, unlike other monasteries
of the region, is built on a level ground.
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| Sankoo |
Sankoo is a picturesque expanse surrounded by
colorful rocky mountains. It is a small township, 42 km south
of Kargil. |
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| Suru Valley |
Suru Valley is one of the most beautiful regions
of Ladakh. It forms the mainstay of the Kargil district. |
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| Hemi |
Hemi is the wealthiest, best known and the biggest
gompa of Ladakh. The annual festival of the gompa is held in
summer, in honour of Guru Padma Sambhav's birth anniversary. |
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| Alchi |
Alchi Gompa is situated on the banks of the
Indus, 70 km from Leh and dates a thousand years back. The gompa
is no longer an active religious centre and is looked after
by monks from the Likir monastery. |
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| Spituk |
Spituk gompa stands prominently on the top of
a hillock, 8 km from Leh and commands a panaoramic view of the
Indus valley. |
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| Phyang |
Phyang monastery is located at a distance of
17 km from Leh on the Leh-Kargil road. It was built by Tashi
Namgyal in the later half of the 16th century A.D |
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| Trekking in Ladakh |
Ladakh, tucked between two of the world's greatest
mountain ranges -- the Himalayas and the Karakoram, offers adventure
amidst beauty which surpasses any other mountain range. It's
snow-clad peaks, translucent lakes, barren terrain and mystic
culture has attracted tourists and explorers from all over the
world. |
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| Leh Palace |
The 17th century Leh palace is a distinguished
monument and a historical building. The nine-storeyed palace
was built by the illustrious ruler of Ladakh, Sengge Namgyal. |
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| Thikse |
Thikse monastery,19 km from Leh, is spectacularly
one of the largest and architecturally the most impressive gompas
in Leh. It has images, stupas and wall-paintings of the Buddha
which are quiet exquisite. |
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| Pangong Tso |
Pangong Tso is 143 km from Leh. It is a huge,
blackish water lake. |
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| Tungri-Zongkhul Gompa
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Ladakh is a miniature version of Tibet,
the people are Tibetan in their culture and religion. Only
where rivers, running from far away glaciers or melting snow,
carry water to habitation do you find plant-life, since Ladakh
is as dry as the Sahara. But most of all there are the delightful
Ladakhis, friendly as only Tibetan people can be and immensely
colorful.
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| Jama Masjid |
The historical Jama Masjid is situated in the
heart of Leh. It was built in 1666-67 A.D. consequent to an
agreement between the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and then ruler
of Ladakh, Deldan Namgyal. |
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| Shey |
Shey palace is belived to have been the seat
of power of the pre-Tibetan kings. A seven and a half mt high,
gold plated, copper-statue of the Buddha, the largest of it's
kind, is installed in the palace. |
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