Hemis Monastery


Hemis Monastery is the most beautiful monasteries within Ladakh. Stunning paintings, the statues of Lord Budha and annual festival are the attraction of this place. Every year in the month of June, a beautiful festival gets organized in this place and this monastery plays host to this colourful annual festival. This day long festival is known as HemisTsechu which is the attraction of this monastery. People from all around the world come here to enjoy this festival. During this festival, the local lamas do a holy masked dance in order to signify the victory of good over bad. This monastery is taken care off by the Drukpa sect of Buddhism. There are beautiful and impressive statues of Lord Buddha and paintings which are also the attraction of this place for tourists. The translatotMarpa, Pupil of the Yogi Tilopa and Naropa are connected with this monastery. Naropa is portrayed as is a university monastery in Bihar, India.This monastery is known as the richest monasteries in India and well popular for its rich collections. There are many ancient remnants such as Stupas which are made of gold, silver and Budha made of Copper. There are many sacred murals, Thangkas and various artifacts.