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List of travel related articles on Thiksey, Ladakh. Includes detailed descriptions of the various sites, pictures, and hotel reviews.

Thiksey Gompa Ladakh

Thiksey Gompa

Thiksey Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelugpa sect is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.

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Thiksey Gompa Ladakh

Day Trip to Thiksey Monastery

We were struck by the ancient murals on its walls, the lovely golden thrones for the head Lamas and the fabulous idols of Buddha, Maitreya, Manjushri and other Boddhisatvas in the inner sanctum.

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