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Thiksey Goemba and Shey Palace

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April 9th 2011
Published: March 26th 2012
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(Continued from previous blog entry) - The journey back from Hemis saw us arrive at Thiksey Goemba in virtually no time. Still, the mind plays tricks on you; the distance often seems shorter than it really is. Gazing toward the destination it felt like all the twists and turns in the road kept creeping out of nowhere to try to disorient and delay our journey for little good reason. The large templ... Read Full Entry



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Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info
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Main entrance, Shey palaceMain entrance, Shey palace
Main entrance, Shey palace
View from Shey palaceView from Shey palace
View from Shey palace
View from Shey palaceView from Shey palace
View from Shey palace
Om ma ni padme humOm ma ni padme hum
Om ma ni padme hum
Shey palace
Prayer wheelPrayer wheel
Prayer wheel
Shey palace
Spin it!Spin it!
Spin it!
Shey palace
Entrance to Lord Shakyamuni's templeEntrance to Lord Shakyamuni's temple
Entrance to Lord Shakyamuni's temple
Shey palace
Buddha ShakyamuniBuddha Shakyamuni
Buddha Shakyamuni
Inside Shakyamuni's dark chamber, a three story tall figure of Buddha Shakyamuni. Shey palace
Chakpa Maylen, protector deityChakpa Maylen, protector deity
Chakpa Maylen, protector deity
Keeping an eye on things in Buddha Shakyamuni's chamber, Shey palace.
A worn yet fierce boddhisattvaA worn yet fierce boddhisattva
A worn yet fierce boddhisattva
Shey palace
Another snow lionAnother snow lion
Another snow lion
Mural painting in Shakyamuni's chamber, Shey palace
Fierce boddhisattvaFierce boddhisattva
Fierce boddhisattva
Mural painting in Shakyamuni's chamber, Shey palace
Old mural painting, Shey palaceOld mural painting, Shey palace
Old mural painting, Shey palace
Paldan Lhamo, protector deityPaldan Lhamo, protector deity
Paldan Lhamo, protector deity
Another watchful guardian in Buddha Shakyamuni's chamber, Shey palace.
Incense, Shey palaceIncense, Shey palace
Incense, Shey palace
Stupas at Shey palaceStupas at Shey palace
Stupas at Shey palace
Main entrance, Shey palaceMain entrance, Shey palace
Main entrance, Shey palace
A river of rocks near the Leh-Manali highwayA river of rocks near the Leh-Manali highway
A river of rocks near the Leh-Manali highway



30th March 2012

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

WORTH THE WAIT
Beautiful blog Johan...breathtaking pics...the tectonic forces etched in the panorama...Ladakh...still top of my wish list...next blog soon please.

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