Alchi

Houses in Alchi. Ladakh, India.

Alchi village house
Old mansion next to lunpo house in Alchi. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of a the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of a the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below a latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Small windows are built into the mud brick wall of the house of the Lunpo (minister) of Alchi. The base of the tall building is built with stone. Laakh, India.
Lunpo House
A latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god sits on the hill above the 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
A latho (god place) marking the presence of a local god along with chorten sits on the hill above the 400 year-old stone and mud brick house of the Lunpo Alchi (minister of Alchi village) towers above farmhouses topped with fodder, and sits below. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Flat roofs of Alchi Lunpo house. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Below the ceiling the wall is painted like a curtain. At mid-height is the "wall of China motif." Niches called staksha were for oil lamps. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Below the ceiling the wall is painted like a curtain. At mid-height is the "wall of China motif." Niches called staksha were for oil lamps. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
A lubang in the grain storage room. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Niches called staksha were used for oil lamps. Below are the traces of the "wall of China" or Gyanak Khakri motif painted mid-height around the room. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
A small kitchen in Alchi Lunpo's house with columns bearing dots of tsampa for good fortune. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
The kitchen in Alchi Lunpo's house with a traditional ceramic stove. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
A deity in the family chapel of the Alchi Lunpo's house. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
A deity in the family chapel of the Alchi Lunpo's house. Ladakh, India.
Lunpo House
Avaloketswara, a Buddhist deity in the family chapel of the Alchi Lunpo's house. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
The 11th century monastery complex at Alchi. Within the simple exterior are exceptional murals thought to have been painted by artists from the Kashmir Valley. The murals are considered as some of the world's finest examples of Indo-Tibetan art. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
The 11th century monastery complex at Alchi. Within the simple exterior are exceptional murals thought to have been painted by artists from the Kashmir Valley. The murals are considered as some of the world's finest examples of Indo-Tibetan art. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
The 11th century monastery complex at Alchi. Within the simple exterior are exceptional murals thought to have been painted by artists from the Kashmir Valley. The murals are considered as some of the world's finest examples of Indo-Tibetan art. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
Chortens and passageway at the entrance of Alchi Chhoskhor Temple. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
Chortens and passageway at the entrance of Alchi Chhoskhor Temple. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
Chortens and passageway at the entrance of Alchi Chhoskhor Temple. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
Chortens behind Apricot blossoms of Alshi Chhoskhor temple. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
Chortens at the entrance of Alchi Chhoskhor Temple. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
In contrast with the simple plaster walls, the front of the Sumtsek Temple at Alchi has fine Indian-style woodcarving. Murals cover the interior of the three stories and the heads of 3 magnificent statues reach to the second story. Ladakh, India.
Alchi Chhoskhor Temple
In contrast with the simple plaster walls, the front of the Sumtsek Temple at Alchi has fine Indian-style woodcarving. Murals cover the interior of the three stories and the heads of 3 magnificent statues reach to the second story. Ladakh, India.

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