Takthok monastery
Takthok monastery is the only monastery in Ladakh which belongs to Nying-ma-pa sect or Red Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Known as the ‘old order’ monastery, it is located…
Takthok monastery is the only monastery in Ladakh which belongs to Nying-ma-pa sect or Red Hat sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Known as the ‘old order’ monastery, it is located…
Lord Shiva is worshipped in many forms. He is conceived in his unborn and invisible form as lingum. The "Shiv-Lingum" symbolizes the power behind the creation. It is believed…
Shergol cave monastery is one interesting place to see on the way to Kargil. Placed at the centre of the mountain, the monastery gives an impression of being hanging…
Jammu Kashmir contains amazing monuments of Tibetan medieval culture and some of the most interesting ones are located in Indus valley around Saspol village in Leh District. Right in…
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Abhinava Gupta was a great and renowned thinker and philosopher of Shiva Philosophy in Kashmir who lived in the valley at the end of the 10th century and beginning…
Bhumju or Bumzu or Bhaumajo lies at the mouth of the lidder valley, in Anantnag Distirct. The caves are situated on the left bank of the Lidder River about…