Bardan Gompa

About Bardan Monastery Ladakh

Bardan Monastery, also known as Bardan Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery dating back to the 17th century. It is located almost 12 kilometers south of Padum in Zanskar, Ladakh, northern India.

According to a legend associated with the Bardan Gompa, the site for the monastery was chosen after a crow picked up the lantern of Lama Barawa and dropped it here.

Bardan Gompa is a monastery built in the shape of a fortress which sits atop a rocky outcrop in the Lugnak Valley. The main prayer hall is home to several ancient murals, statues of Buddhist divinites and small stupas built of bronze, clay, wood and copper. It can be accessed via a triangular courtyard.