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If you want to get a feel of the extent of spread of civilization in this beautiful country, then you should visit Phugtal Monastery in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Zanskar valley, in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, is probably the most isolated valley in India and Phuktal is amongst the most remote places in Zanskar.
This surreal Monastery, known as the Phugtal Gompa, is situated in Ladakh and is built in the form of a honeycomb cut into the side of the cliffside. The monastery is a unique construction of mud and timber built at the entrance of a natural cave on the cliff face of a lateral gorge of a major tributary of the Lungnak (Lingti-Tsarap) River. From a distance, the monastery looks like a giant honeycomb. The Phuktal monastery is the epitome of monks living high up in the mountains, detached from the rest of the world. Phugtal's design and isolated location is of spiritual significance because ancient travelling monks sheltered and meditated in the caves of this area. The monastery has four prayer rooms, a library, teaching facilities, a kitchen, guest rooms and living quarters for approximately 70 monks in the residence.
Hold on...you cannot drive to this place in comfort. It is one of the only Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh that can still be reached on only by foot.
To reach Padum, one has to take a cab from Padum to Raru, this is where the road ends. After this, its a compulsory walk of hours/days through high mountain passes of the Greater Himalayas. A day’s or two’s walk will lead you to Phugtal via two small villages - Chatang and Purne. The monastery is about 7 km from Purne.
To reach the monastery, you will pass through the beautiful Phuktal valley. It is a straight path and there is not much chance of losing your way, except within yourself. For trekkers this is one place not to miss..
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If you want to get a feel of the extent of spread of civilization in this beautiful country, then you should visit Phugtal Monastery in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.
Zanskar valley, in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, is probably the most isolated valley in India and Phuktal is amongst the most remote places in Zanskar.
This surreal Monastery, known as the Phugtal Gompa, is situated in Ladakh and is built in the form of a honeycomb cut into the side of the cliffside. The monastery is a unique construction of mud and timber built at the entrance of a natural cave on the cliff face of a lateral gorge of a major tributary of the Lungnak (Lingti-Tsarap) River. From a distance, the monastery looks like a giant honeycomb. The Phuktal monastery is the epitome of monks living high up in the mountains, detached from the rest of the world. Phugtal's design and isolated location is of spiritual significance because ancient travelling monks sheltered and meditated in the caves of this area. The monastery has four prayer rooms, a library, teaching facilities, a kitchen, guest rooms and living quarters for approximately 70 monks in the residence.
Hold on...you cannot drive to this place in comfort. It is one of the only Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh that can still be reached on only by foot.
To reach Padum, one has to take a cab from Padum to Raru, this is where the road ends. After this, its a compulsory walk of hours/days through high mountain passes of the Greater Himalayas. A day’s or two’s walk will lead you to Phugtal via two small villages - Chatang and Purne. The monastery is about 7 km from Purne.
To reach the monastery, you will pass through the beautiful Phuktal valley. It is a straight path and there is not much chance of losing your way, except within yourself. For trekkers this is one place not to miss..
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