The Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in the district of Spiti and is an acclaimed research and study centre of Buddhists in India. It is located at an altitude of 4166 m by the Spiti River. The oldest and the largest monastery in Spiti, the Kye Monastery is home to around 300 lamas who receive their religious education hereThe monastery is the storehouse of some of the most important Buddhist scriptures and rare paintings. The famous “Thangka” paintings and a few beautiful ancient musical instruments are found in here