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Thiksey Monastery ( Ladakh / India )

Thiksey Monastery ( Ladakh / India )

Thiksey Monastery ( Ladakh / India )

Thiksey Monastery, located in Ladakh, India. It is a prominent Tibetan Buddhist monastery known for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. It houses numerous Buddhist artifacts, including statues, paintings and thangkas. It offers stunning panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

Kingdom in the sky. Perched on an outcrop, at an altitude of 3,600m and approximately 18km from Leh, on the highway to Manali, is a place so unique, it is like a kingdom by itself. This is Thiksey Monastery or Thikse Gomba - literally meaning 'Perfect Order'. As you approach it along the highway, it keeps teasing you from behind trees that whizz by as the driver confidently cruises on the dusty road. And then suddenly, it appears right in front of you. Stepping into the gates is like walking into a new place all together. Painted in white and red, it seems to blend in very well with the surrounding rugged landscape. It has its own temples, accommodation for the more than 120 monks and nuns young and old, clinic, restaurant, museum, shops and even a guesthouse, it has a feel of a self-contained kingdom. It’s not by chance that it also happens to be the largest, and most famous of all the monasteries in Ladakh. ________________________________________ @nofixedaddrs #nofixedaddrs www.nofixedaddress.in _________________________________________ Incredible India 🇮🇳 #IncredibleIndia _________________________________________ ………. ……... …….. ……. …… ….. …. … .. . #thiksey #ladakh #thikseymonastery #leh #lehladakhdiaries #ladakhdiaries #india #lehladakh #mountains #ladakhtourism #buddhistmonastery #indiatravel #indiatravelgram #indiaclicks #indiapictures #indiatraveldiaries #indiatravelling #storiesofindia #indiatravelblogger #indiatravelsquad #indiatravellers #indiatravelgram #indianshutterbugs #indiatraveljournal #travelersofindia #travelrealindia #travelindia #traveldiaries (at Thikse Monastery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFWLD6mMmkV/?igshid=lunzty3cjck2

#ThikseyMonastery is popularly known for the famous #MaitreyaBuddha statue. It is probably the most photographed statue of the Buddha.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #DoYouKnow? - According to Buddhist tradition, Maitreya is the one who will appear on Earth in the future & will be a successor to the present Buddha, #GautamaBuddha.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ https://www.instagram.com/p/CC0MvB-hY1Z/?igshid=17auooolmdtva

Can you guess where this Monastery is ? Hint in the hashtags 😉 | Photo by @abhishaanth #Travelkida #thikseymonastery (at Thikse Monastery) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBqR9q9pfxN/?igshid=nzt9px1ksbok