Photo – Lamps at Alchi Monastery
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The Alchi Monastery in Ladakh is a historically important site in Lower Ladakh. It consists of the Chos Khor (a monastic complex) and several Chorten in the surrounding area. The lamps used to pray to Buddha use yak butter. Alchi Monastery is fairly nondescript as compared to some of the other monasteries in Ladakh such as Hemis (nestled in valley surrounded by mountains on all sides and home to the snow leopard) and Thiksey (majestically crowning the top of a hill; Also the Buddha Statue from this gompa appears in Incredible India! ads.)
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