Temples and Monasteries of LAHAUL & SPITI District

Mrikula Devi Temple

• Place: Udaipur
• Roof: Pent roof /Naggar style
• Built by: Raja Ajay Varman in 10^th or 11^th century
• Dedicated to Mata Kali

Trilokinath temple

• Place: Udaipur
• Roof: Shikhar style (the only Shikhar style in Lahaul)
• Built by: Dvanjra, Rana of Udaipur with the help of Raja Sahil Varman in 10^th century.
• The ancient name of the temple is ‘Tunda Vihara’.
• Hindu consider Trilokinath as Lord Shiva and Buddhist as Avalokiteshwar.
• Most sacred after Kailash Mansarovar.

Tabo Monastery

• Place: Spiti
• Built by: The Great Lotsaba Rinchen Sangpo in 996 AD.
• The oldest monastery in the world.
• Also known as Ajanta of Himalayas.
• Chakhar festival is celebrated here every 4 years.

Guru Ghantal Gompa

• Place: Lahaul
• Built by: Guru Padamsambhav
• One of 84 sidhs of Buddhist had performed tapasaya here.
• Oldest Gompa of Lahaul
• Ghantal fair held every year in June
• There is also an idol of Brajeshwari Devi in the Gompa.

Key Monastery

• Place: Kibber village, Spiti, close to the Spiti River.
• Biggest monastery of Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for lamas.
• Founded by Dromtön.
• Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.

Sashur Monastery

• Place: Keylong, Lahaul
• Built-in the 17th century by Lama Deva Gyatsho.
• This monastery has large Thangka paintings, some of them over fifteen feet, and wall paintings depicting all the 84 siddhas of Buddhism.

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