8 Temples to Visit in Leh- Ladakh
Below are the list of 8 famous temples to visit in leh ladakh you must not miss to visit
Known for its magnificient landscape, The union teritory of Ladakhis is bordered by Karakoram Pass, Xinjiang, Himachal Pradesh,Jammu and Kashmir,Tibet.Being a tree to all buddist monasteries, Ladakh is place for worship to Lord Buddha. These rough high altitudes, steep valleys,long river passes give us a picturesque scenery.the glance of red robed monks deliver spiritual experience. Most Of ladakh tremendously consists for high maoutain areas, deep valleys,long rivers. Part of it contains Desert, other filled withb greenery. The Devotional part embody with featureistic Olderst flambouant buddist stupas/statues.
Here we present a list of temples you must visit Lah Ladakh.
1. Alchi Chos Khor Temple
2. Red Maitreya Temple
3. Vajra Bhairav Shrine
4. Sun Temple
5. Serzang Temple
6. Lamokhang Temple
7. Tara Temple
8. Matho Temple
8. Matho Temple:
also called as Mangtro monastery where 'mang' means many and 'tro' means happiness, a tibetian monastery located in the south east of northern India.
This place is famous for its festival during 1st half of march, a buddist New Year. What is quite interesting is that every annual year two Rongstan oracles are choosen every three years to perform a receptacles in the month of march to predict the future of the upcoming year. Monks who are possessed will perform astounding feats such as cutting themselved with knives, walking arounf the ramparts of the top blindfolded with no fear.
7. Tara Temple:
one among the legend say that Daksha , father of Sati, not invited Lord Shiva To the yagna performed by him.,unable to tolerate this humiliation Sati sacrificedd herself byy jumping into the yeagna.infuriatd by this tragic scene, shiva went wild, in order to pacify him lord vishnu decemated sathi , each of her part fell in different regions on earth knownas Shakthi Pitas.
other legend says that Lord Shiva drunk the poison that was originated by churning the ocean, to relieve the intense heat of poison, Sati in the form of TARA breast fed Shiva, and so Vashista worshipped Sati here as tarapith
6. Lamokhang Temple:
Lies on the top of the floor, Lamokhang Temple is famous for it holds a repository of Kangyur and Stangyur. Onlymen can enter this monastery. its entrance consists big stupas and mani walls A small room is allocated to teach local boys and some of them are choosen as lama. A large Pillar engraved as buddha's teacheings are present here.
5. Serzang Temple:
This Is one among the popular temple in Leh Made with Copper and gold and is situated in the Basgo village, 40km Aways from Leh Airpoet. Because of being located next to airport,and a high statue of 30ft Buddha Idol made of copper, this temple attracts many visitors every year.
This temple is surrounded by many artisan crafts made of paintings, such as Tilopa, Marpa, Mila Raspa, and Naropa.the temple walls are craved with buddist linings ,also the temples serves as a home to Serzang manuscript Copy of tibetuan buddist Canon.tThis
4. Sun Temple
Sun temple here is dedicated to Lord Sun, is one of the top temples in ladakh. This temple is built by Lalitaditya during medivial period.
There are 84 columns which where used to build the temple seem an tourist attraction. its stands en Exemplery aarchitecturial of the medivial era.
3. Vajra Bhairav Shrine:
Vajra bhairava temple is one of the distinguished temple located 10km from Leh.The lagend says that this shrine has supernatural power and hence closed all over the year. and opened only once in a year.
The walls of this shrine painted, that represnts early livelihood. among other temples in Leh, this temple is situated in spituk.
2. Red Maitreya Temple
Red MAitreya Temple is one of the top most temple built in Leh,It Adorns a long Old Buddist stupa crafted with distinct colors. There are 2 more shrines of Avalokiteshvara and Mahakala built by the king Tragspa Buddha this temple is breadth taking
To say this temple went thrugh harm during Dogra invasion but latter rebuilt by Anca Nicolaescu during medivial period. we will find fine art paintings Of Tsongkhapadad and shakyamuni on the wall of temples Make you revisit this site.
1. Alchi Chos Khor Temple
It is the oldest temple in leh ladakh,founded by rinchen sangpo during his attempt rejuvenate Buddism. The temple walls are adorned by idols od buddha, Apsara, Gandarva etc.
Even though most of the monasteries were worn out invaders Alchi Chos Khor Temple survived because its mud brick construction. there are other three temples including Sumstek, Lotsawa Lhakhang, Manjushree Lhakhang, Vairocana temple. Kangyur temple and Lhakhang Soma at this Ladakh Buddha temple
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