Near Thiksey Monastery

Himalayan India

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June 22nd 2008
Thursday 19 June Another day, another monastery or two or three! First we visited Thiksey Monastery which was very imposing sitting on a rocky outcrop 25km from Leh. It is a 12 storey building overlooking the flood plain on the east bank of the Indus river. It is a deep red, ochre & white painted building & has 10 temples with many stupas, thangkas, wall paintings & statues including a 15f ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more