What to see in Leh

Shey Palace Leh is located 15 km to the south of Leh.It was founded in 17th century by the King Deldon Namgyal. A large number of monasteries, stupas and rock carvings can be seen on this road.One can easily reached Shey Palace Leh by trekking 4 km from Thickey Monastery and the path is recognized for having Ladakh's biggest chorten fields with hundreds of whitewashed shrines of varying sizes scattered across the desert landscape. Shey Palace Leh nearest airport is at Leh.The essential thing is that no persons can enter in this monastery without having special permission. Lama lives in this monastery and the inner workrooms are usually closed.There is a hotel for visitors which are surrounded by gardens opposite to the Shey Palace Leh.

In India, nearly 35 monasteries in Leh of Buddhist are extended across the region. Monasteries in Leh hold carvings, gilded statues, religious icons, exquisite murals, scrolls and these remain alive with the devotions of monks. The Ladakh monastery are situated in attractive places such as mountains,hills and and have rich collections of artifacts, Buddhist Thangka paintings and sculpture. These are various monastries in Ladakh.

Leh Palace overlooks the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh, modelled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The Leh Palace was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century, but was later discarded when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in the mid-19th century. The royal family moved to Stok Palace. Leh Palace is nine storeys high; the royal family stayed on the upper floors, the stables and store rooms were in the lower floors. The palace, a ruin, is currently being restored by the Archaeological Survey of India. The palace is open to the public and one can get panoramic views of Leh and the surrounding areas from the roof. The mountain of Stok Kangri in the Zangskar mountain range is visible across the Indus valley to the south, with the Ladakh mountain range rising behind the palace to the north.

Hemis Monastery Leh is one of the biggest and wealthiest monatries in ladakh. Presently,Hemis monastery leh is run by Drukpa sect of Buddhism, which once flourished during the Namgyal dynasty.

Hemis Monastery Leh is located approximately at a distance of 47 km from Leh.It belongs to Dugpa order and was founded in year of 1630 by the First incarnation of Stagsang Raspa Nawang Gyatso. Hemis Monastery existed before the 11th century.

Sindhu Ghat Leh is located at 10 km up stream the Indus River from Leh next to the Shey , it is a serene river bank. The Sindhu ( Indus ) river originates near Mansarover lake and Mt. Kailash in Tibet enters in to India and flows through the Leh Valley and the enters into Pakistan , Sindhu is Sanskrit word and its translation is " Large water Body" . The significance of this river to us is it has given our country the name India and people living here are called the Hindu which is the distorted name of Sindhu in the Arab world. It is one of the seven most sacred rivers in India.

Stok Palace Museum Leh, situated inside the Stok Palace at a distance of 14 km from Leh is the palace museum of Royal family. The museum showcases the commendable royal artifacts and belongings including royal crowns, precious heirlooms, copper coins, prayer instruments and materials, precious stones and jewelers and also many very old 16th century Thangkas, which represents the life and teachings of Buddha. Reachable easily by jeeps or shared taxis, Stok Palace museum Leh is a nice museum to view the Buddhist remains in India and also to come across Buddhist life style and culture.