Key Monastery's Major Annual Event - Cham ( Religious Dances) (July 2010)

Key Gompa or Key Monastery is a thousand and 10 year old Tibetan Buddhist monastery located prominently on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 meters (13,668 feet) in the Spiti Valley.

The hill where Key gompa lies is the palace of the Tantric deity Chakrasamvara. The three rocky spurs towering above the mountain at the back of the monastery are the abodes of Chamsing, Lhamo and Neser, deities protecting the monastery.

Please note that the local New Year is held on the 29th day of the fifth month ( check using a local Calendar in order to find out the correct date for this event)

Key Monastery, Spiti
P.O.Key Gompa Distt Lahaul & Spiti
Teh-Kaza 172 14
Himachal Pradesh India.
Contact: +91-1906 262201-262217
(300 monks)

Video Courtesy of Geshe Dorje from Key Gompa, Spiti.

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