Sumda (Ladakh), July 23 : The World Monument Fund (WMF) has undertaken restoration work of Sumda Chun, a monastery atop a hill overlooking River Zanskar in Ladakh.

Described to be a millennia old, Sumda Chun figures in World Monument Funds’ list of 100 most endangered sites in the world, surveyed and documented in 2006.

Today, the remains of dozens of fortified monasteriesm, many still in use, built of mud brick, wood, and stone centuries ago, house extraordinary works of art within them. The artistic works include murals, Thangkas (painted scrolls) and gilded images of Lord Buddha.

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Nubra Vally (Ladakh), Jan 5: Disket Gompa, a Tibetan Monastery, located in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir is mesmerising tourists.

Disket has a dramatically positioned 'Gompa' or monastery on a hilltop, which is believed to have been founded in the early 15th century.

The 1400-year-old monastery built by a Buddhist Lama scholar Sherab Zsangpo has a school upto class five for 120 monks.

"A total of 120 lamas live here. We have one-hour traditional prayers daily. Apart from that we have five-six large-scale festive prayers. We have a mask dance as well," said Lobzang Dechan, a Lama.