Muktinath - Gompa Sarwa

The Gompa Sarwa or "New Monastery" was built only 40 years ago, though such is its condition it appears to be old. It comprises a courtyard, kitchen, some rooms and a temple, the latter on the model of Tibet's Tradum shrine. A wooden partition, interestingly patterned, separates the temple from the monastery's hall. On the altar is a terracotta figure of Buddha Shakyamuni with Guru Rinpoche to his right and Avalokiteshvara to his left. Two chorten represent the Kyirong Jowo, a devotional image from Tibet.