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5 reviews of Lamayuru Monastery

Oh, Lamayuru

Oh, Lamayuru ... Lamayuru is the oldest gompa of all Ladakh, and for me, the most impressive and evocative. Like other Buddhist monasteries it's on a rock with a village around. I arrived there from Dha on a dirt and stone road which for 2-3 hours skirted a creek shaded by golden aspens, then it connected to the main road. Lamayuru seems lost in solitude and when the tourist season is over its few hotels close - the village is then empty. Heaven helped me as I found a place to stay. I left my things and walked out into another dimension. The town is very poor, there are only very worn old ladies dressed Ladakhi style, praying or dozing under a shady tree, they look like centenarians, even if they are only 70 or 75 years old.

The gompa was a spectacular wonder with ochres, oranges and yellows silhouetted against the sky and the unique sound of brass bells moving in wind. After touring the monastery a monk opened a beautiful living room door in the dark and invited me to have some bread and cheese, from some recess came the invisible voices of chanting monks. When I left the gompa the sun touched the edge of the mountains and it was cold. I was tired, needed a shower,and was starving. The guest house owner prepared at 5pm, what a treat! A very spicy vegetable soup, rice with dahl, a typical sauce made of lentils, and warm chapattis. It was a pity that I could not take a shower but to get hot water in Ladakh would be a miracle.
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