Tagrimo dates back to the 17th century, lies in the plains of Padum about 10 km from Karsha. The monastery is famous for 17th century paintings. It is famous as Kagyupa monastery and houses 30 monks.

Though Ladakh is predominantly populated by Buddhists, Padum has sizeable Muslim population ... held to commemorate foundation day of a monastery and has many programmes with spiritual and ...

After that, it’s mostly dirt track. Drive from the district headquarters of Padum to Purne to see the even older monastery, Photoksar. Then, head to the little outpost of Kurgaikh, the last ...