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Key Monastery

This monastery stands at about 4166m above sea level and forms a stunning background of the Key Village in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.

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This monastery stands at about 4166m above sea level and forms a stunning background of the Key Village in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India.

Kye Monastery
Kye, Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Kye Gompa is also spelled as Ki, Key or Kee. It's a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India. It is the "biggest" monastery in Spiti Valley.
Kye Gompa now belongs to the Gelugpa sect, along with Tabo Monastery and Dhankar Gompa, one of three in Spiti. "The monastery of Kee, for instance, accommodates nearly 250 monks, who reside within the sacred walls in winter, and stay during the summer with their parents or brothers, working in the fields, or employed in carrying travellers' goods. These monasteries have their regular heads, or abbots, and the higher ecclesiastical titles can only be obtained by the candidates proceeding in person to either Shigatzee (Shigatse) or Lhassa (Lhasa)." From here one can have prestine views of the Spiti River and the valley along and the high snow clad himalayas. Key Monastery is located about 16 km from Kaza Bus Stand on the Kibber Road above the Key Village. The monastery offers peace and one can even stay in the monastery premises for 2-3 days on nominal charges and enjoy the local food and learn spiritual learnings from the monks and heads. The most famous here is their local herbal tea. It's a must have thing in this cold desert.
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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 200 Shutter 1/2500 Focal Length 171/1

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Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, IN

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Mar, 2020

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Behind The Lens

Location

It was taken in cold desert trans himalayan region of Spiti Valley which is the part of Lahaul & Spiti district of Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

Time

It was afternoon. A quite a cold one.

Lighting

The sun was straight up above in the sky over my head and the white snow and white colour of the monastery walls reflects the sunshine quite well which helped me taking this beautiful shot.

Equipment

I used my DSLR Canon EOS 600D with EF 55-250 mm IS II lens. It was taken handheld.

Inspiration

The serenity of the place & its surroundings.

Editing

Yes a bit of cropping along the edges and basic contrast & Shadows

In my camera bag

My camera, two lens, extra sd card, lens cleaning kit

Feedback

I am just an amateur photographer. I don't think I can give any advice to great shutterbugs out there. Just reach the the good place and form a particular frame to take it.

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Key Monastery

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