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We ride out of Leh on the remote 'road' towards Kargil to visit the precarious 10th century Lamayuru Monastery, known as the Place of Freedom for sheltering sinners and criminals alike.
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This is the Lamayuru motorcycle Ride. The ride started in the Tibetan town of Leh. The adventure takes us to the 10th century Lamayuru Monastery, the oldest in Ledak, India
A flat tire on a rental motorcycle is no surprise. But repair facilities are always available in India.
We took a short side trip to visit the Alchi Monastary (1000 AD).
Prayer Wheels were a novelty.
Street cleaners here consisted of local women, with children attached, who literally sweep the road with straw brooms.
Most of the road is so narrow that there are no passing lanes which doesn’t detour the truck drivers. I think they’re all crazy.
Late in the day we reached Lamayuru Gompa, 1055 CE.
The next day we explored the monastery. The gompa belongs to Kyanga Tibetan order. It was once called the Tharpaling or “place of freedom” because it gave shelter to all criminals and sinners Think in terms of an anti-pole to Guantanamo Bay.
Lamayuru is a picture perfect place that still welcomes all, even dusty Westerners. I guess it still is a place of freedom.
India, Ladakh, Lamayuru Gompa - Place of Freedom. Episode 6
We ride out of Leh on the remote 'road' towards Kargil to visit the precarious 10th century Lamayuru Monastery, known as the Place of Freedom for sheltering sinners and criminals alike.
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Lamayuru Gompa - Place of Freedom Video Details
This is the Lamayuru motorcycle Ride. The ride started in the Tibetan town of Leh. The adventure takes us to the 10th century Lamayuru Monastery, the oldest in Ledak, India
A flat tire on a rental motorcycle is no surprise. But repair facilities are always available in India.
We took a short side trip to visit the Alchi Monastary (1000 AD).
Prayer Wheels were a novelty.
Street cleaners here consisted of local women, with children attached, who literally sweep the road with straw brooms.
Most of the road is so narrow that there are no passing lanes which doesn’t detour the truck drivers. I think they’re all crazy.
Late in the day we reached Lamayuru Gompa, 1055 CE.
The next day we explored the monastery. The gompa belongs to Kyanga Tibetan order. It was once called the Tharpaling or “place of freedom” because it gave shelter to all criminals and sinners Think in terms of an anti-pole to Guantanamo Bay.
Lamayuru is a picture perfect place that still welcomes all, even dusty Westerners. I guess it still is a place of freedom.
Ladakh - Lamayuru Lunar Landscape & Uleytokpo
Lamayuru Lunar Landscape in Ladakh, also called Moonscape is one of it's kind. The main attractions of Lamayuru are
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Before Leh, a surreal landscape awaited us - the famous Moonlands of Lamayuru!
Lamayuru Monastery is one of the oldest and largest monastery of Ladakh but is also well known for Moonlike landscapes carved into the greater himalayas.
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Lamayuru in Ladakh, India
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Lamayuru town as seen from Lamayuru Monastery, India
View of Lamayuru town as seen from the Yuru Monastery in Lamayouro, Leh district, India.
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, [Leh district]], India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft).
A. H. Francke states that, according to popular tradition, it was originally the foremost Bon monastery in Ladakh; its name means sauwastika and is a popular symbol in Bon for eternity. Yungdrung is the name of the most popular school of Bon. It is currently affiliated with the Drikung Kagyu school of Buddhism.
The Drikung history states that the Indian scholar Naropa (956-1041 CE) allegedly caused a lake which filled the valley to dry up and founded Lamayuru Monastery. The oldest surviving building at Lamayuru is a temple called Seng-ge-sgang, at the southern end of the Lamayuru rock, which is attributed to the famous builder-monk Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055 CE). Rinchen Zangpo was charged by the king of Ladakh to build 108 gompas, and certainly many gompas in Ladakh, Spiti Valley and the surrounding regions, date from his time.
The oldest gompas, those dating from Rinchen-zang-po's time — Alchi and Lamayuru, and the less accessible Wanla, Mang-gyu and Sumda — belonged at the time of their foundation to none of these Tibetan schools, whose establishment they antedate. They were at some stage taken over by the Ka-dam-pa, and when it fell into decline they were taken over again, this time mostly by the Ge-lugs-pa. The exception was Lamayuru, which was for some reason claimed by the Dri-gung-pa
The gompa consisted originally of five buildings, and some remains of the four corner buildings can still be seen.
Lamayuru is one of the largest and oldest gompas in Ladakh, with a population of around 150 permanent monks resident. It has, in the past, housed up to 400 monks, many of which are now based in gompas in surrounding villages.
Lamayuru is host to two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from these surrounding gompas gather together to pray.
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Lamayuru Gompa - Oldest Monastery in Leh
This beautiful ancient monastery is the main seat of Drikung Kagyu tradition in the lower part of Ladakh. There are more then 50 monasteries under the leadership of this great monastery in the lower region of Ladakh. About 300 monks are registered under the administration of the monastery.
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, [Leh district]], India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft).
A. H. Francke states that, according to popular tradition, it was originally the foremost Bon monastery in Ladakh; its name means sauwastika and is a popular symbol in Bon for eternity. Yungdrung is the name of the most popular school of Bon. It is currently affiliated with the Drikung Kagyu school of Buddhism.
The Drikung history states that the Indian scholar Naropa (956-1041 CE) allegedly caused a lake which filled the valley to dry up and founded Lamayuru Monastery. The oldest surviving building at Lamayuru is a temple called Seng-ge-sgang, at the southern end of the Lamayuru rock, which is attributed to the famous builder-monk Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055 CE). Rinchen Zangpo was charged by the king of Ladakh to build 108 gompas, and certainly many gompas in Ladakh, Spiti Valley and the surrounding regions, date from his time.
The oldest gompas, those dating from Rinchen-zang-po's time — Alchi and Lamayuru, and the less accessible Wanla, Mang-gyu and Sumda — belonged at the time of their foundation to none of these Tibetan schools, whose establishment they antedate. They were at some stage taken over by the Ka-dam-pa, and when it fell into decline they were taken over again, this time mostly by the Ge-lugs-pa. The exception was Lamayuru, which was for some reason claimed by the Dri-gung-pa
The gompa consisted originally of five buildings, and some remains of the four corner buildings can still be seen.
Lamayuru is one of the largest and oldest gompas in Ladakh, with a population of around 150 permanent monks resident. It has, in the past, housed up to 400 monks, many of which are now based in gompas in surrounding villages.
Lamayuru is host to two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from these surrounding gompas gather together to pray.
Source: Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 100, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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Lamayuru Monastery, Leh, India
A view of Lamayuru Monastery, Leh district, India. It is a Tibetan- Buddhist Monastery situated in Lamayuru, a small village on the Srinagar- Leh Highway, NH 1- D. Lamayuru Monastery, also known as Yung-Drung, is home to more than 150 monks and houses a rich collection of artifacts, wall paintings, thangkas, statues, carpets and an impressive 11-headed, 1000 eyed image of Chenzing. Surrounded by the massive moonscapes of Lamayuru Village, the monastery not only holds cultural and religious significance but reeks of its ancient past. There are several legends about the Monastery. According to one, it dates back to the 10th century when an Indian scholar named Mahasiddhacharya Naropa laid the foundation stone for it on a dried lake blessed by the Lama. The Monastery also hosts two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from the surrounding gompas gather together to pray. It is believed to have housed more than 400 monks in earlier times. Meditation Hill near the monastery is another attraction, the prayer stones are said to be centuries old and are carved beautifully in Tibetan script.
It is one of the major tourist attractions between Kargil and Leh.
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Lamayuru Gompa - Place of Freedom. Episode 6-1min SD
We ride out of Leh, India on the remote 'road' towards Kargil to visit the precarious 10th century Lamayuru Monastery, known as the Place of Freedom for sheltering sinners and criminals alike. For more videos, visit and for more details, maps & facts visit
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Driving from Lamayuru to Nimmo in Ladakh - Part 1
The distance between Lamayuru to Nimu is 80.7 KMS. It takes around one hour and thirty four hours to reach Nimu from Lamayuru.
The all extreme and harsh valley of Nimu is located in the South eastern part of the Ladakh region. At an elevation of around 3000 meters, Nimu has Indus river flowing alongside it. Owing to such an altitude and topography of the region, there is nothing much to look around except the All India-rafting expedition which takes place on the river Indus flowing across the valley. Besides, rafting groups can also make way to the Zanskar river for some more river action.
Despite the untouched cold barrens, one can amazingly expect some sightseeing at the Basgo and Likir et Alchi monasteries which depict the Indus and Zanskar confluence. One can also visit the Pathar Sahib Gurudwara, which comes in the way while driving from Leh to Nimu. There is also a heritage hotel by the name of Nimu house in the region to explore.
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, [Leh district]], India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft).
Nimo is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located in the Leh tehsil, in the south-east Ladakh Region and is 35 km from Leh.
Nimu is a stop for all the river rafting groups and is the main starting point for the annually-held all-India river rafting expedition, which is done in the Indus River.
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Lamayuru Monastery - a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Ladakh , India
Lamayuru or Yuru Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lamayouro, [Leh district]], India. It is situated on the Srinagar-Leh highway 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Fotu La at a height of 3,510 metres (11,520 ft).
A. H. Francke states that, according to popular tradition, it was originally the foremost Bon monastery in Ladakh; its name means sauwastika and is a popular symbol in Bon for eternity. Yungdrung is the name of the most popular school of Bon. It is currently affiliated with the Drikung Kagyu school of Buddhism.
The Drikung history states that the Indian scholar Naropa (956-1041 CE) allegedly caused a lake which filled the valley to dry up and founded Lamayuru Monastery. The oldest surviving building at Lamayuru is a temple called Seng-ge-sgang, at the southern end of the Lamayuru rock, which is attributed to the famous builder-monk Rinchen Zangpo (958-1055 CE). Rinchen Zangpo was charged by the king of Ladakh to build 108 gompas, and certainly many gompas in Ladakh, Spiti Valley and the surrounding regions, date from his time.
The oldest gompas, those dating from Rinchen-zang-po's time — Alchi and Lamayuru, and the less accessible Wanla, Mang-gyu and Sumda — belonged at the time of their foundation to none of these Tibetan schools, whose establishment they antedate. They were at some stage taken over by the Ka-dam-pa, and when it fell into decline they were taken over again, this time mostly by the Ge-lugs-pa. The exception was Lamayuru, which was for some reason claimed by the Dri-gung-pa
The gompa consisted originally of five buildings, and some remains of the four corner buildings can still be seen.
Lamayuru is one of the largest and oldest gompas in Ladakh, with a population of around 150 permanent monks resident. It has, in the past, housed up to 400 monks, many of which are now based in gompas in surrounding villages.
Lamayuru is host to two annual masked dance festivals in the second and fifth months of the Tibetan lunar calendar, when all the monks from these surrounding gompas gather together to pray.
Source: Wikipedia
This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 100, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM / SR 1080i High Definition, Alexa, SR, XDCAM and 4K. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world...
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LAMAYURU MONASTERY, LADAKH INDIA
Lamayuru Gompa - Monasteries of Ladakh
Idea and Creation:
Lamayuru Monastery is situated 127 Kms west of Leh. In the 11th, century the mahasiddha Naropa came to this place and the cave where he resided and meditated is still to be seen today. Then Rinchen Zangpo, the Translator came and built several temples and stupas and so the teaching of the Kadampa School came to flourish greatly there. Thereafter for many years the monastery was administered by the Zhwa-mar-pa (Red Hats), after which the Dharmaraja Jamyang Namgial offered it to Chosje Danma, whom he had invited to Ladakh. The rituals and observances of the Digung Kargyud School were introduced and the monastery received the name of Yundung Tharpaling. The successive reincarnation of Skyabsje Togldan Rinpoche acts as the incumbents of the monastery. Every year on the 17th, & 18th, day of the 5th, Tibetan month the monastic festival of the so-called (Yuru Kabgyad) is held during which dances are performed.During the festival all the shrines and Thangkas kept opened for the devotees
Lamayuru Leh Ladakh India 2019
Ladakh - Lamayuru Lunar Landscape - लद्दाख़ में चकित कर देने वाला चंद्र परिदृश्य | LimeTrails
Limetrails takes you on a tour of the magnificent Lamayuru Monastery - one of the largest and oldest in Ladakh or लद्दाख. Located 115 kms from Leh (लेह ), it takes around 2.5 hours one way and can be covered as a day visit. Lamayuru moonland or lunar landscape gets the name due to its resemblance to the moon's surface. Join us as we show you around this spectacular monastery on the Srinagar - Leh highway in Ladakh. The video also provides information on leh, ladakh, lamayuru road, lamayuru to kargil, lamayuru to leh, lamayuru hotels, lamayuru to leh distance, lamayuru to kargil distance, leh to lamayuru drive, leh ladakh, लेह लद्दाख , लद्दाख पर्यटन , लद्दाख कहा है, लेह-लद्दाख की यात्रा and much more! Incredible India indeed!!
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One Monk Puja at Lamayuru Monastery, Ladakh India
Lamayuru monastery is one of the most spectacular of Ladakh's gompas, and a monastery with very active community of monks. The clip features a single monk performing a puja, a unique chant with a fascinating performance. In the background, in another room of the monastery, one can overhear another monk is performing his own puja accompanied by frame drum and large bronze cymbals. Monk in the video uses only finger cymbals.