The Likir Monastery or gompa is one of the oldest and well maintained monasteries in Ladakh district in India’s northernmost state, Jammu and Kashmir. The monastery is located in Likir village ...

Driven by compassion and a chance encounter with a retired American dog trainer, a Ladakhi woman establishes a rescue shelter ...

Ancient art, stark beauty, crumbling architecture - and aching calves - are all encountered on a trek through Ladakh's Markha ...

While part of Ladakh’s vast Kargil district ... Gorghor (near Padum) and Sani Gompa, remain well-guarded and are certainly ...

Ladakh is often called the "Land of High Passes ... Alchi Monastery, also called Alchi Gompa, is found along the banks of the Indus River. It's like finding a hidden treasure chest full of ...