Sankar Monastery
སང་དཀར་དགོན་པ
A small Gelug monastery north of Leh. Its main hall houses a thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara statue, and it is within walking distance, with few visitors and a quiet atmosphere.
Sankar Monastery is a sub-monastery of Spituk Monastery and one of the seats of Gelug leaders in Ladakh. The building is not large, but the richly coloured thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara statue and the protector murals on the upper floor are beautiful. The monastery is usually open only in the early morning and evening, and may close around midday. It is about a 20-minute walk from the main street and can be combined with Shanti Stupa in the same afternoon. Entry costs about INR 30.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–10:00, 17:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Leh Palace
- Namgyal Tsemo Gompa
- Central Asian Museum
- Shanti Stupa
- Leh Main Bazaar
- Hall of Fame, Leh
- Spituk Monastery
- Phyang Monastery