The Indus Valley at Alchi, Ladakh. Photograph (c) Ian A. Inman (Beefy_SAFC).

Alchi village, Ladakh. Photograph (c) Ian A. Inman (Beefy_SAFC).

Alchi is a village in Leh district of Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir in Himalayan region, situated at the bank of Indus River. The village is famous for existence of one of the oldest monasteries in Ladakh mainly known for its wall paintings of the 11th century. The monastery was built by one of the great translator "Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo". The wall paintings in Alchi Monastery represent one of the oldest painting depicting the both artsitic and spiritual details of both Buddhism and Hindu kings of that time in Kashmir. Leh is one of the two districts located in Ladakh, the other being the Kargil District to the west, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. ... Ladakh (Tibetan script: ལ་དྭགས་, Hindi: लद्दाख़, Urdu: لدّاخ; IPA: , land of high passes) is a region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Northern India sandwiched between the Karakoram mountain range to the north and the Himalayas to the south. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri: جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of Republic of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The position of the Sindhu River in Iron Age Vedic India. ...

Alchi is a small village situated 67km from Leh. With all modern facilities for overnight stays, Alchi is a comfortable and a nice place in the middle of the Himalayas. Tha best time to visit the place is from June to September every year. View of Leh from Namgyal hill Leh Bazaar prior to 1871 Leh is the capital of the former Himalayan kingdom of Ladakh, which is now a district in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. ...

External links

• Alchi monastery
• Art on Rocks by Rangan Datta