Zongkhul Monastery is a striking cave monastery situated in Zanskar Valley in Leh district of J&K. Zanskar is approximately 20km south of Rangdum. Lying on the Padum-Kishtwar trekking route, the monastery is related to Naropa, an eminent Indian Yogi. It is conceived that the two caves around the monastery were used by Naropa for recluse meditation.

One of the stones near the entrance of the cave has a footprint, thought to be of the Yogi`s. This magnificiently set monastery has a perfect location, situated like a Swallow`s nest on the rock face of the Ating George, looking across the falls and the ascent of Umasi Pass. The murals on the cave walls echo a high degree of creative triumph. Zhadpa Dorje, a celebrated scholar-painter of the same monastery who was active about 300 years ago, is supposed to have painted the cave walls. Zongkhul Monastery is easily reached from Stongdey (20km) and Burdan (10km).

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