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Thikse Gompa or Thikse Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tiksey, Thiksey or Thiksay) 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 (12 mi) 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, notably containing a separate set of buildings for female renunciates that has been the source of significant recent building and reorganisation.
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 (49 ft) high statue of Maitreya, the largest such statue in Ladakh, covering two stories of the building.
Major attractions of Thiksey Gustor
Thiksay Gustor is a festival celebrated for two days which is concluded by the distribution of a cake known as Torma.
The festival is significant monastic celebration which is done in order to destroy all evils and bring peace to the hearts and minds of the people taking part in it.
How to reach Thiksey Gustor?
Thiksey Gustor is a grand festival of the Leh-Ladakh region mainly of the Buddhist religion. It is celebrated with a lot of fun and fervor and people can easily be a part of this festival by visiting the place via air, road or rail. Road is the most common used commute system to this place. Leh airport is also connected to many national and international airports. Tawi is the nearest railway station at a distance of 700 kms.
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