Famous Temples in India

RED MAITREYA TEMPLE

Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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The Red Maitreya Temple is mainly popular for an enormous statue of Maitreya Buddha that ascents at tallness of 49 feet which is comprised of mud. The statue is supplemented by the excellent divider paintings. 

Interesting Facts

  • The divider paintings have the ability to take a guest to the religious past as it delineates pictures of Mahakala, Avalokiteshvara, and Buddha.

Best Season To Visit

The best season to visit the temple is Summer season. The best months to visit are May to June and September to October.

Weather

Highest - April to June (21°C during day and 19°C during night)Average - May (24°C during the day and 20°C during night)Lowest - December to February (7°C during day and -14°C during night)Monsoon season - June to July

Dress Code

  • For men the dress code is Shirt & Trouser, Dhoti or Pyjamas with upper cloth.
  • For women the preferred dress code is saree or half-saree with blouse or chudidhar with pyjama and upper cloth.
  • Shorts, mini-skirts, middies, sleeveless tops, low-waist jeans and short-length T-shirts are not allowed.

Do's & Dont's

  • Do bathe and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
  • Do respect ancient customs and co-piligrims while at temple.
  • Smoking and drinking is prohibited in this temple.
  • Chewing betel leaves, tobacco, gutka and spitting inside temple is strictly prohibited.

transport connections

Name Distance Contact Number
Leh Bus Stand
1.7 KM 1800-419-4287
Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport
4.8 KM 01982251783

Architecture

Red Maitreya Temple in Leh divider paintings was painted over with whitewash at the time. The significance of the Red Maitreya Temple most popular of these, on the left of the entryway, as one enters, is the privileged picture of Tashi Namgyal, the temple’s originator and productive manufacturer. You can get Maitreya Buddha statue in Leh very clearly. In the miserable interior, one can simply make out wall paintings of “Shakyamuni” (the verifiable Buddha) and Tsongkha-dad, organizer of the Gelug-dad group. The significance of the Red Maitreya Temple the hidden focal god itself sports a shiny phallus accepted to fix infertility in ladies.

History

Red Maitreya Temple in Leh was worked by king Tragspa Bumde. During the Dogra invasion of the 1840s, it was harmed yet restored before long. Romanian restorer Anca Nicolaescu in the Red Maitreya temple in the late 1950s.

Temple Timings

Day Timings
All Days 07:00 AM - 06:30 PM

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Airports

Airport Name Distance
Shamshabad 40 KM
Lorem Ipsum 12 KM

Railway Stations

Railway Station Name Distance
Secunderabad 10 KM
Nampally 12 KM
Begumpet 6 KM
Lingampally 20 KM

Bus Stations

Bus Station Name Distance
MGBS 35 KM
CBS 28 KM
kukatpally 20 KM
Lingampally 30 KM
Uppal 35 KM

Private Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Private Transport 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757
Private Transport1 8 KM 9546858757

Local Transports

Transport Name Distance Contact Number
Local Transport 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757
Local Transport1 5 KM 9546858757

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RED MAITREYA TEMPLE

Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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