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Sep When To Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Alchi Max: 27.8°C Min: 12.9°C Rain: 2.5mm Experience the pristine natural Oct beauty and Buddhist spiritualism at VISIT Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. this captivating and quiet village. Max: 22.9°C Min: 6.1°C Rain: 10.7mm http://www.ixigo.com/weather-in-alchi-lp-1000107 Nov Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Jan Max: 16.3°C Min: 1.0°C Rain: 9.4mm Famous For : Places To VisitReligiousCit Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 7.6°C Min: -1.9°C Rain: 11.8mm Dec A not-so-known, beautiful village, situated Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Feb on the banks of Indus river and surrounded Max: 9.9°C Min: -1.3°C Rain: 13.4mm Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. by the majestic Himalayan region, this is Max: 10.7°C Min: 0.7°C Rain: 28.5mm Alchi for you. People visit this place for its alluring scenic beauty and the Alchi Mar What To monastery which was constructed during Very cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. 11th century. You can spot several exquisite Max: 16.1°C Min: 4.1°C Rain: 39.6mm paintings of Buddha and Vairocana inside SEE Apr the monastery. Some other attractions 2 Sights Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. include Sum-tsek, Du-Khang and Manjushri http://www.ixigo.com/places-to-visit-see-in-alchi-lp-1000107 Max: 21.4°C Min: 7.8°C Rain: 23.3mm Lha-Khang among others. All said and done, you have to step in to experience a slice of May 1 Alchi Monastery the Buddhist lifestyle. Cold weather. Carry Heavy woollen. Max: 25.5°C Min: 11.1°C Rain: 21.0mm

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Kashmir, India

A small village in Leh, Alchi is the home to the famous Alchi Monastery or Alchi Choskhor. This historic monument dates back to the 12th century. However many monasteries you see in Ladakh, you will not see anything like Alchi. To begin with, it’s not a gompa but a chos khor, a sacred enclave and a seat of learning. No monks live at Alchi and it is lamas from nearby Likir who look after it. For another, Alchi holds a record of Buddhism from the time of the 11th and 12th centuries that is quite unique. A place of importance in these centuries, it was abandoned as a place of worship — for unknown reasons — in possibly the early 16th century, which accounts for the superb preservation of its exquisite frescoes — rare Ladakhi pieces of art that have not been painted over for centuries. Alchi also thus depicts Buddhist art from before the time Ladakh looked to Tibet for religious inspiration, from a time when Kashmiri artists were painting the Ladakhi walls with their style of depiction. For more information, check out our FAQ section on Alchi.

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