Key monastery at sunset from high altitude - stock photo

Key monastery at sunset from high altitude. Kye Gompa/Key monastery (also spelled Ki, Key or Kee - pronounced like English key) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India. Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.[Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.The monastery of Kee, for instance, accommodates nearly 250 monks, who reside within the sacred walls throughout the year. Some monks go to South Indian Monasteries during winters, the rest of them stay inside the monastery walls.