Diskit Monastery & Nubra Valley – Panoramic View Video

Continuing with my Panoramic Travelogues of Ladakh. Here is the beautiful Diskit Monastery, perched alongside the breathtaking Nubra Valley. Diskit Monastery also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh. It belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism. On of … Read more

Holy Giant…

When I was very young I traveled to a lot of temples. As I trotted the different religious structures, the animals there would always intrigue me. Elephants were among the most interesting, looking at these huge creatures always made me wonder why don’t they simply run away from their captors? The chains that held them … Read more