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most attractive feature of the landscape of India are the
Buddhist gompas. These aesthetically pleasing and architecturally
interesting gompas provide the focus for the faith of the
highly religious Buddhist people. They are the places of worship,
isolated meditation and religious instructions for the young.
Beautiful paintings of the Buddha, Boddhisatvas, Dishapals,
Dharmchakras and Mandals adorn the walls and the inner chambers
of these exclusive gompas. Hemis is the biggest Gompa of Ladakh,
was established by king Singe Namgyal in the 17th century.
It is famous for its magnificent summer festival, which the
birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava. The annual festival
celebration held at the Gompas are a colorful sight with masked
dances and religious ceremonies drawing both pilgrims and
tourists in large numbers.
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