One of the most isolated monastery in Zanskar region in Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir, the 12th century Phuktal Gompa stands at the mouth of lateral gorge of the Lungnak or Lingti-Tsarap River.

As remote as it can be, Phuktal Gompa sits snugly in a mountain cave in the remote Lungnak Valley of Zanskar, Ladakh. Reaching this remote gompa is no easy feat. With no road leading up to the gompa, ...

Lamayuru monastery is one of the most picturesque gompas in Ladakh. Namgyal Tsemo Gompa is recorded as the first royal residence of Leh. Phuktal Monastery is considered as an important religious ...

In Ladakh’s Zanskar Valley, Phuktal Monastery clings to a cliffside at 3,850 meters, resembling a honeycomb carved into rock. Founded in the 12th century by Lama Gangsem Sherap Sampo, a Gelugpa ...

Located in south-eastern Zanskar, Ladakh in northern India, the Phugtal Monastery, also known as Phuktal Monastery, is home to about 70 monks, a library and prayer rooms. Built into the cliffside in ...

Around 2,500 years ago, Phugtal (also written as Phuktal Monastery) was just a cave in the mountains. Monks, scholars and anyone seeking enlightenment lived and meditated in this cave in complete ...