Difference between revisions of "Gemur Monastery"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "thumb|250px| Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, 600 to 700 yards above the village of Gemur, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, northern Indi...") |
m (Text replacement - "Category:Monasteries" to "Category:Buddhist Monasteries") |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:Gemur-monastery.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | [[File:Gemur-monastery.jpg|thumb|250px|]] | ||
| − | Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist | + | Gemur [[Monastery]] is a [[Buddhist]] [[Monastery]], 600 to 700 yards above the village of Gemur, Kullu district, [[Himachal Pradesh]], northern [[India]]. It is located 38 kilometres from Manali. The [[Monastery]] is around 700 years old. |
| − | It contains a sculpture of the | + | It contains a sculpture of the [[Goddess]] '[[Marichi]] [[Vajravarahi]]' which dates back to the 11th century AD. The ‘[[Devil]] dance’ is carried out in the month of July. The [[Monastery]] also contains ancient [[Buddhist]] miniature paintings, wall paintings, [[Stupas]], [[Statues]] and [[Buddhist]] artifacts. |
{{W}} | {{W}} | ||
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
[[Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries]] | [[Category:Tibetan Buddhist monasteries]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Monasteries]] | + | [[Category:Buddhist Monasteries]] |
[[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | [[Category:Buddhist Terms]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mahayana Monasteries]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Mahayana Monasteries]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:52, 30 September 2013
Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist Monastery, 600 to 700 yards above the village of Gemur, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 38 kilometres from Manali. The Monastery is around 700 years old.
It contains a sculpture of the Goddess 'Marichi Vajravarahi' which dates back to the 11th century AD. The ‘Devil dance’ is carried out in the month of July. The Monastery also contains ancient Buddhist miniature paintings, wall paintings, Stupas, Statues and Buddhist artifacts.
