After centuries of subsequent visits by prominent monks, the Bhutanese leader Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye laid the monastery’s first stone at the caves in 1692. Monks typically spend three years living ...

Often shrouded in clouds and mist, the great peak was alternately ... Hermitage meditation caves dot the cliff walls all around the monastery complex and up and down the valley.

Zongkhul Monastery, also spelled Dzongkhul, is one of the spectacular cave monasteries in Zanskar region of Ladakh. Situated in Stod Valley, it looks like a swallow’s nest on the rock face of ...

Hundreds of Ladakhis and tourists from all over the world crowd into the courtyard of the small Takthok cave monastery for a two-day celebration in honour of Padmasambhava. Also known as Guru ...

Mulbekh Monastery is… Zongkhul Monastery, also spelled Dzongkhul, is one of the spectacular cave monasteries in Zanskar region of Ladakh. Situated in Stod… Renowned as the second largest ...

The reel, posted on Instagram, offers viewers a glimpse of an extraordinary snow cave that has left many spellbound for its magical and monastery-like appearance. The cafe is located in Lingti ...