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Leh was the capital of Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, now Leh District is the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Buddhism is the religion of the majority of Leh District’s population. The most attractive features of Leg are he Buddhists Gompas ( Monastries).
The Monastries are situated on the highest points of the mountain spurs or sprawl over Cliffside, located in vicinity of villages and provide focus for the faith of Buddhists. People believe implicitly in the influence of gods and spirits on the material world. There are also in some villages lay people, men and women, who have special powers as oracles and healers Could not get weather informations for LEH JAMMU AND KASHMIR INDIA Places to visitLeh Palace, Hemis Monastery, Alchi Monastery, Spituk, Phyang, Shey Place, Rock Cut Sculpture at Mulbekh, Thikse, Lamayuru Monastery, Jama Masjid – Leh, Masjid-e-Shah-e-Hamdan, Sculpture at Drass, Old Castle Tsemo Hill, Stupa at T- Suru, Phyang MonasteryClimate Leh has a cold, arid climate with long, harsh winters from October to early March, with minimum temperatures well below freezing for most of the winter. The city gets occasional snowfall during winter. The weather in the remaining months is generally fine. DistancesLeh is well-connected by Leh-Manali Highway and National Highway 1D (Leh - Kargil - Srinagar). It is at a distance of 434 Kms from Srinagar and 474 Kms from Manali. Leh district comprises of Leh town and 112 inhabited villages and one un-inhabited village. The total population of Leh district is 1.17 lacs.Kargil is some 220 km (140 mi) from Leh and takes approximately seven hours to reach there. Due to the expansion work going on the highway, there are intermittent traffic stops for half an hour or so. Leh is served by three airlines from Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport: • Jet Airways (Delhi) • Indian Airlines (Delhi, Jammu, Srinagar) • Kingfisher Red (previously Air Deccan) (Delhi) Fairs and FestivalsMany of the festivals of the gonpas take place in winter, a relatively idle time for the majority of the people. They take the form of dance-dramas in the Gonpa courtyards. Lamas, robed in colourful garments and wearing often startlingly frightful mask, perform mimes representing various aspect of the religion such as the progress of the individual soul and its purification or the triumph of good over evil. Local people flock from near and far to these events, and the spiritual benefits they get are no doubt heightened by their enjoyment of the party atmosphere, with crowds of women and men, the opportunity to make new friendships and renew old ones, the general bustle and sense of occasion.The biggest and most famous of the monastic festivals, frequented by tourists and locals a like, is that of Hemis, which falls in late June or the first half of July, and is dedicated to Padmasambhava. Spituk, Stok, Thiksay, Chemrey Matho all have their festivals in winter, between November and March. Likir and Deskit (Nubra) time their festivals to coincide with Dosmochey, the festival of the scapegoat, which is also celebrated with favour at Leh.Falling in the second half of February, Dosmoche is one of the two New Year festivals, the other being Losar. Art and Craft There is little tradition of artistic craftsmanship in Ladakh, most luxury articles in the past having been obtained through imports. Leh is full of metal workers, blacksmiths, weavers, basket makers and carpenters. |
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