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STOK GURU TSHECHU

STOK GURU TSHECHU


Stock lies at 14 kilometres south of leh on the opposite side of the singge tsangspo or indus river.the castle was built on a hill at the of the village stok in about the year 1825 by king tsespal tundup namgyal.From then on the successive kings of ladakh resided in this castle..Inside are presrved sharines, the crown, ceremonial dress and jewellery of the kings of stok.In stok there is also the scred monastery of gurphug,a branch of spituk monastery. On the 9th and 10th days of the tibetan month  celebrate the festival called stok guru tshechu.At that time two  oracal make their appearance.

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