autumn scenery showing the shey and thiksey villages near leh, ladakh.

autumn scenery showing the shey and thiksey villages near leh, ladakh.

white chortens outside the shey palace..

white chortens outside the shey palace.. Near Shey village, Leh Ladakh

The ruins of the ancient fort at Shey.

Here you can see the ruins of the ancient fort at Shey perched on top of the hill.

Rotating prayer wheels outside the Shey palace.

Giant statue of Sakyamuni at the temple in the Shey palace complex.

There are 2 statues of Sakyamuni in the palace complex. The first one located inside palace is made of gilded copper and is about 3 storeys tall. The other statue is in a temple outside the palace, nearby a group of white chortens. This seated statue of Sakyamuni is about 7.5m tall, made of copper and brass plated with gold and studded with gems and other precious stones.