Festivals celebration is another major attraction for the tourists, locals and Buddhists in Thiksey Monastery. ALSO READ 10 pictures of Ladakh that will seduce the traveler in you! There is a very ...

Some stones also have pictures of chortens and mandalas along with the usual inscriptions. The monastery has a museum featuring a wide collection of Tibetan and other artifacts of the region.

The cham dance is performed in this monastery in the Himalayas the day before the Tibetan New Year, known as Losar, evoking Mahakala to remove obstacles and cleanse the place of negative energy.