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Chemrey Monastery
40 km towards east of Leh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, is located a Buddhist monastery that is said to be at least 400 years old known as the Chemrey Monastery. This monastery is yet to be completely unexplored. The Chemrey monastery is a part of the Drugpa monastic order of the Buddhist religion. The Lama Tagsang Raschen founded Chemrey in 1664, which is dedicated to King Sengge Namgyal. The most notable feature of this monastery is the huge statue of Padmasambhava. Other than that, you can also find yourself admiring the massive ancient scriptures collection. The scriptures are a collection of gold lettering with titles in silver. Chemrey monastery is one of the most visited places in Ladakh, thanks to its massive statues and beautiful scriptures at the display.
Try coinciding your Chemrey monastery vacation with the Chemrey dance festival – Chemrey Angchok. The festival is considered sacred and is celebrated on the 28th and 29th of the ninth month of the Tibetan calendar. The monastery is a beauty to admire during this with colourful flags all over it.
