Traditional dance at Sakya Tangyud Gonpa 2/3

The Tangyud Monastery  or Sa-skya-gong-mig Gompa Francke (1914), p. 44. at Hikim/Komic, Spiti, Himachel Pradesh, India, is built like a fortified castle on the edge of a deep canyon, with massive slanted mud walls and battlements with vertical red ochre and white vertical stripes which make them look much taller than they really are. It is at an altitude of , on the edge of a deep canyon and overlooking the town of Kaza, Spiti, 4 km from the town.Handa (1987), pp. 83-85.Kapadia (1999), p. 204. It is located on the periphery of the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary.