Gurudwara Pathar Sahib
Nimmu, Ladakh, India
Nearby attractions
Phyang Monastery & Ice Stupa Site
Phyang, Ladakh
The Drikung gompa above the village where Sonam Wangchuk's ice-stupa 'glacier towers' rise each winter to water spring fields.
Magnetic Hill & Sangam (Indus-Zanskar Confluence)
Nimmu, Ladakh
The gravity-teasing slope of the Srinagar highway and, just beyond, the two-tone meeting of the green Indus and grey Zanskar at Nimmu.
Spituk Monastery
Leh, Ladakh
The 11th-century Gelugpa gompa on a knoll over the Indus and Leh's runway — home of the masked Gustor festival and a fierce Kali shrine.
Shanti Stupa, Leh
Leh, Ladakh
The white peace pagoda on Changspa hill, built by Japanese Buddhists in 1991 — Leh's favourite sunrise and sunset amphitheatre.
Hall of Fame War Museum
Leh, Ladakh
The Indian Army's moving museum of Ladakh's wars — Siachen gallery, Kargil relics and the evening retreat ceremony.
Basgo Fort & Maitreya Temples
Basgo, Ladakh
Eroded citadel towers of the old Namgyal capital, sheltering three gold-faced Maitreya temples of world-monument fame.
Leh Old Town & Main Bazaar
Leh, Ladakh
The mud-brick maze beneath the palace — LAMO heritage houses, the Jama Masjid, apricot sellers and the pedestrianised bazaar's café life.
Leh Palace
Leh, Ladakh
The nine-storey Lhachen Palkhar of the Namgyal kings (1600s) — a mini-Potala of rammed earth and poplar looming over Leh's old town.
Namgyal Tsemo Gompa & Tsemo Fort
Leh, Ladakh
The red temple and ruined fort crowning Leh's peak — a three-storey Maitreya and prayer flags snapping over the whole valley.
Sindhu Ghat & Choglamsar
Choglamsar, Ladakh
The ceremonial Indus riverfront of the Sindhu Darshan festival, beside Choglamsar's Tibetan settlement and the Dalai Lama's teaching ground.
Stok Palace & Museum
Stok, Ladakh
The living seat of the Namgyal royal family since 1820 — crown jewels, thangkas and queenly peraks in a village under Stok Kangri.
Stok Kangri Base & Stok Village Treks
Stok, Ladakh
The 6,153-m trekking peak that made summiteers of thousands (currently rested for conservation) — its base valley still a superb acclimatisation trek.