Namgyal Tsemo Monastery

Namgyal Tsemo Monastery

was founded in 15th century, 1430AD. It was founded by the king Tashi Namgyal and that's why the monastery has been named Namgyal Tsemo Gompa.The king Tashi Namgyal was the devotee of Buddhism. It is situated on the top hill and well-known for its three-storey high solid gold idol of Maitrieya Buddha. The environment around namgyal tsemo gompa leh looks very attractive due to flowing of the Indus river,views of surrounding,cold blowing air and the snowcapped peaks of Zanskar range. It boasts of a rich group of some ancient manuscripts and wall paintings. About the infrastructure of the namgyal tsemo monastery,gompa contain an assembly hall some statues of Buddhas,temples with frescoes,paintings.

It is situated on the top hill and well-known for its three-storey high solid gold idol of Maitrieya Buddha. The environment around namgyal tsemo gompa leh looks very attractive due to flowing of the Indus river,views of surrounding,cold blowing air and the snowcapped peaks of Zanskar range. It boasts of a rich group of some ancient manuscripts and wall paintings. About the infrastructure of the namgyal tsemo monastery,gompa contain an assembly hall some statues of Buddhas,temples with frescoes,paintings.

The temples are opened during morning and evening time.After the temple door is opened,a monk from the Sankar Gompa enters inside the temple in order to attend the butter-lamps in front of the images.

Namgyal monastery

is also prominent for its one-storey high statues of Manjushri.andAvalokitesvara.Along the hilly areas,one of the gompa which is known as Shankar gompa is situated that is associated with namgyal tsemo monastery. One of the major attraction palace is Namgyal Tsemo palace which is nine story high.One can really imagine for the beautiful and surrounding view which can be seen from the Namgyal Tsemo palace. The best time to visit the Namgyal monastery is in between June and September because there is no heavy snowfall at this time. It is very difficult for the visitors to come and visit the monasteries excluding these months.