Stok Palace and Stok Monastery (gompa) are just 15 km from main Leh town and is a Buddhist monastery that also houses a museum.
The Stok Palace was founded by Lama Lhawang Lotus in 14th century and it belongs to Yellow Hat sect of Buddhism. The Stok Palace has maintained a library having all the 108 volumes of the Buddhist teachings. Stok Palace was used as a residence by Royal Namgyal Family (King of Ladakh) in mid 19th century when Dogra Forces took control of Ladakh.
Mask-dance is organized in the monastery every year in 9th and 10th day of the first month of the Tibetan calendar. A new temple of Avalokitesvara is added to the existing monastery complex.
A 71-foot-high statue of seated Gautam Buddha and temple is next to the monastery which was constructed between 2012 and 2015. It was consecrated by the Dalai Lama on August 8, 3016.
Stok Palace is about 2km from the monastery which was built in 1820. Stok Palace has been the summer home of the Royal family of Ladakh. A large number of tourists visit both Stok Monastery and Stok Palace.
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