Hemis Monastery

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  • Address: Hemis Gompa, Tikse, Leh, India
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  • Timings: 08:00 am - 06:00 pm Details
  • Phone: +91-1982252297
  • Ticket Price: 100 INR
  • Time Required: 02:00 Hrs
  • Tags: Religious Site, Family And Kids, Monastery , Festival
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This affluent monastery, the largest in Ladakh, has been around for almost a thousand years, and is only an hour away from Leh by road. It would at times fall into disuse, but King Sengge Namgyain restored it completely in the seventeenth century. The Bropka sects, who are thought to be some of the purest descendants of the original Indo-European stock, manage it. The monastery is particularly famous for it’s annual two day Hemis Festival, celebrated in the honor of the Padmasambhav, or the “Second Buddha”.

During the festival, traditional songs and music are played using the pan drums, large regional trumpets and cymbals, and to this music, a highly esoteric “dance of masks” is performed. The monastery is also infamous; it’s suspected that this was a place Christ visited during his missing years, and there is much speculation that scrolls related to Christ, written in commemoration after the crucifixion, are kept here in secrecy.

Hemis Monastery Travel Tips

  • Statue of Lord Padmasambhava, the mural paintings of the interior of the monastery, the designed and patterned courtyard of the Hemis Monastery, the century old artefacts.
  • Photography is allowed in the monastery; not allowed in the museum.
  • Locker facilities will be made available for camera deposit.
  • Turn right while coming from Leh, at Karu Village, right after the power generation station.
  • Toilets are to the right of the monastery gates.
  • It get’s significantly more crowded during the festival.
  • A common way of checking out the monastery is on a two-day trip to Pangong Tso. The monastery can be visited on the return trip.

How to Reach Hemis Monastery

  • By Car

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  • Hemis Monastery Address: Hemis Gompa, Tikse, Leh, India
  • Hemis Monastery Contact Number: +91-1982252297
  • Hemis Monastery Timing: 08:00 am - 06:00 pm
  • Hemis Monastery Price: 100 INR
  • Best time to visit Hemis Monastery(preferred time): 09:00 am - 10:00 am
  • Time required to visit Hemis Monastery: 02:00 Hrs
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  • 89.74% of people who visit Leh include Hemis Monastery in their plan

  • 56.82% of people start their Hemis Monastery visit around 08 AM - 09 AM

  • People usually take around 2 Hrs to see Hemis Monastery

Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday

91.88% of people prefer to travel by car while visiting Hemis Monastery

People normally club together Gurudwara Pathar Sahib and Magnetic Hill while planning their visit to Hemis Monastery.

* The facts given above are based on traveler data on TripHobo and might vary from the actual figures

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