The Likir Monastery or gompa is one of the oldest and well maintained monasteries in Ladakh district in India’s northernmost state, Jammu and Kashmir. The monastery is located in Likir village is ...

A three-storey statue of Maitreya dominates the chamkhang, daunting yet welcoming at the same time. Likir Monastery: 23 metre high statue of Maitreya Likir gompa stands atop a hill that's shaped like ...