Hemis Monastery

Hemis Monastery is the largest, wealthiest, and most celebrated Buddhist gompa in Ladakh — a sacred Drukpa Kagyu monastery 45 km from Leh, known worldwide for the grand Hemis Festival each June/July. Featuring one of the finest collections of thangkas and Buddhist relics in the Himalayas, including a massive silk thangka displayed only once every 12 years, it is Ladakh's most important spiritual site and a UNESCO tentative World Heritage nominee. A must-visit on every Ladakh itinerary.