TOP 10 BEAUTIFUL MONASTERIES OF SPITI VALLEY

By Ajit Brar

Komic Monastery

at an altitude of 15,500 Ft, Komic is Highest motorable village in the world. A 14th century Tangyud Monastery is a must visit. Komic is just 18 km from Kaza

Kaza Monastery

New Building of Sakya Tangyud Monasteryit was inaugurated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on July 9, 2009. 

Tabo Monastery

The Buddhist monastery in tabo is believed to be more than thousand years old. this monastery is most important monastery in spiti.

Gue Monastery

Gue is a small village and well preserved mummy of Sangha Tenzinga, a buddhist monk from tibet is kept in a shrine in Gue.

Kungri Monastery

Kungri Monastery is located at the banks of Pin River  in Pin Valley and it is spiti’s second oldest monastery built around 1330.

Dhankar Monastery

At an altitude of 12,776 Ft, the construction pattern of the dhankar monastery is really amazing. Distance of Kaza to dhankar is 34 Km.

Key Monastery

Kee Monastery- Key Monastery or Kye gompa is one of largest and oldest monasteries in Spiti valley just 14 Km from Kaza it is religious centre for training lamas.