Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery which has about 600 to
700 yards above the village of Gemur, Kullu district, Himachal
Pradesh, northern India. It is located about 38 kilometres
from Manali. The monastery is about 700 years old.
It contains a statue of the goddess 'Marichi Vajravarahi'
which dates back to the 11th century AD. The ‘devil dance’ is
carried out in the month of July. The monastery also contains
ancient Buddhist miniature paintings, wall paintings, stupas,
statues and Buddhist artifacts. |