Ladakh & beyond - August 2007

Monasteries near Leh

Thiksey, Shey & Hemis Gompas

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Wall painting
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Looking across courtyard to another sanctuary that houses a huge Buddha statue
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On the roof of Thiksey - Mike and Alex
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Mark on the roof
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View of surrounding mountains from the roof - a high altitude dessert
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View of surrounding mountains and valley from the roof
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Gaint statue of Maitreya the future Buddha - two stories/ nearly 50 feet high. This is taken from the second story
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Detail of giant Buddha
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Detail of giant Buddha - earring
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Giant Buddha from second floor
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Detail of giant Buddha
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Leaving Thiksey
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Detail of entrance archway
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Starting the walk from Thiksey to Shey Palace and Gompa - a few kilometers on flat ground
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Thiksey - wall carvings along the side of the gompa
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Chortens near Thiksey
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Thiksey - full view
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Group walking along the road leaving Thiksey
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Thiksey - view between chortens
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Arriving at Shey Palace and Gompa
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Prayer wheels line the path up to the gompa
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Entering the main sanctuary of Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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