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Key Gompa (monastery)

Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India. It is the biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for lamas.
I spent a couple of weeks along this river valley....fascinating high altitude Tibetan communities. It is very, very remote, and cut off for at least 6 months of the year by high, snow covered passes, close to 5000meters.
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26 comments

Herb Riddle said:

Wow! What a wonderful place to stand at. To gaze at this magical scene as if though from a fantasy film must be something to treasure for ever. How I envy this from you. A wonderful capture here and many thanks for the story too.

Keep safe. Herb
3 years ago

Malik Raoulda said:

Impressionnante cette belle capture excellemment rendue... HBM.
3 years ago ( translate )

Thérèse said:

Ça me plaît de voir ça ! Merci Diana
3 years ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Wow, what a stunning place for a monastery.
VERY well captured Diana.
Safe and healthy week ahead.
3 years ago ( translate )

Berny said:

extraordinary location!
3 years ago ( translate )

Doug Shepherd said:

An amazing sight so very well captured Diana. The backdrop of towering cliffs emphasises the effort that it must have taken to build the monastery in such a harsh environment.
3 years ago

Annemarie said:

fantastic, sic, this makes me dream to travel again.......
3 years ago

Guydel said:

!!! Extra ordinaire !!!
3 years ago ( translate )

Keith Burton said:

Such a fantastic landscape..............I like the way the monastery has been built into the environment and the way it echoes the rock formations around it. Genius!

A beautifully composed image Diana and sharp from front to back.
3 years ago

Andy Rodker said:

Fabulous!
3 years ago ( translate )

Richard Chamberlain said:

Fantastic photo.
3 years ago ( translate )

Gabriella Siglinde said:

Un luogo davvero incredibile ! Uno scatto che traduce molto bene la grandezza e la bellezza di questo angolo di mondo.
3 years ago ( translate )

J. Gafarot said:

Out of this world !
You made us a gift.
Superb picture, Diana.
3 years ago

* ઇઉ * said:

Amazing where people settle...
The monastery fascinates by its location
and the apparently adapted construction to the environment.
Fantastic shot, Diana!
3 years ago

Amelia said:

So remote as to be almost inaccessible. I wonder how the monks manage for 6 months of each year?
3 years ago ( translate )