Ladakh & beyond - August 2007

Monasteries near Leh

Thiksey, Shey & Hemis Gompas

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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting at Shey Gompa
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Monks chanting - hats go on
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Monks chanting - hats on
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Large Buddha statue at Shey
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Hemis Gompa. We visited this gompa at the end of our trek, so you will notice that the group members look significantly more scruffy than in the previous photos
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Young monks hanging out
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Alex hides in the shade near some wall paintings
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Main courtyard of the gompa
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Another view of the main courtyard in the opposite direction
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Vanessa makes use of the prayer wheels
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Decorative main entranceway
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Main courtyard again
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Some of the wall paintings
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Prayer flags strung across the main courtyard
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Close up of the prayer wheels
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Doorway to the main sanctuary
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Looking across from the doorway to the gompa
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Mark, Giles and Vanessa are "gompa'd out" All we want at this point really is a shower.
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On the roof of the gompa
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