IMG_4403

Alchi Gompa

---

September 11th 2013
A national heritage, it is distinct from other monasteries in Ladakh as it is situated on flat ground unlike others which are located on hilltops. Alchi Gompa is located approximately 60 kms west of Leh off the main Kargil Leh toute near Saspul. Alchi Gompa was established in 1000 AD, by Rinchen Zangpo. The Alchi Monastery is famous for the murals which adorns the walls of this a ... read more

Asia » India » Jammu & Kashmir » Ladakh » Alchi

---

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