Very early in the morning: we wanted to be in time for a Puja in a monastery
First sunbeams at sunrise

Thikse of Thiksay monastery
A blue sky early in the morning when we arrived at the monastery

Nice view at big prayer wheel

Courtyard of the extensive monastery complex

Thikse or Rhiksay monastery

Curious wallpaintings

Yak tea served to monks and visitors during Puja ceremony

Young monks at the Puja ceremony in Thikse - Thiksay monastery

Thikse of Thiksay monastery
Puja ceremony at sunrise

Nice statues in some rooms of the monastery

Thikse of Thiksay monastery