Safe from Evil Spirits 

Leh is the capital of Ladakh in the Himalayan hills where there are many temples, castles and stupas which were built by the ancestral dharmarajas.
This is a view of the small fort and monastery complex of Namgyal Tsemo which was built during the lifetime of king Tashi Namgyal who ruled from 1500 to 1532.
It was shot before sunset from the upper terrace of Leh Palace.

During the invasion of the Hor army many of the Hor died in battle and all their bodies were placed under an image of Mahakala over which a temple devoted to the guardian deities was settled.
Their evil spirits were crushed in order to repulse further attack from the border...