Lamayuru Monastery, Kargil District, western Ladakh, India (© Jochen Schlenker/Corbis)

【November 26 2014】According to Buddhist writings, a guru called Nāropā drained a lake in the basin below these mountains. There, the monastery known as Lamayuru was built. Originally five buildings, only one major structure of the hermitage still stands; the other four lie in ruins.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..