Zangla Monastery

Zangla Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, located near a ruined hilltop castle and an old nunnery in the village of Tsa-zar near Zangla in Zanskar. Zangla Monastery is home to around 150 lamas. It has some notable wall paintings. The view from the castle is simply spectacular, and thus one must not miss to visit this attraction. It is also famous for the Hungarian scholar named Sandor Korosi Csoma.

Some precautions to be observed while visiting a monastery:

Visitors are required to take off their shoes before entering a prayer area
Do not disturb Monks at prayer, and always ask permission before taking photographs
Do not touch religious artifacts
Do not drink, smoke, take drugs or spit in the monastery premises
Avoid talking loudly or disturbing the peaceful atmosphere
In many Gompa’s, you are expected to walk around the premises only in a clockwise direction
Women may not be allowed to enter the inner prayer rooms of some monasteries