Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, India - a photo on Flickriver

            Thiksey Gompa is a gompa (Tibetan-style monastery) affiliated with the Gelug sect of Tibetan Buddhism. It is located on top of a hill in Thiksey approximately 19 kilometres east of Leh in Ladakh, India. It is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet, and is the largest gompa in central Ladakh.The monastery is located at an altitude of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft) in the Indus Valley. 

It is a twelve-storey complex and houses many items of Buddhist art such as stupas, statues, thangkas, wall paintings and swords. One of the main points of interest is the Maitreya Temple installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to this monastery in 1970; it contains a 15 metres high statue of Maitreya, the largest such statue in Ladakh, covering two stories of the building.

Taken on: September 16, 2022

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Camera: Nikon D800, f/18.0, 1/125 sec, 70mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D800
Lens:	70.0-200.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/18.0
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Lightroom 6.2 (Macintosh)
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