Shargole Monastery, a small but famous Gelug or Yellow Hat sect Buddhist monastery, is located in the village of Shargole in the Kargil district. The monastery has an idol of an Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva or enlightenment being, who embodies the compassion of all the Buddhas and three pictures of Tara Devi, a Hindu goddess. The statue of the goddess is carved out of wood by artists from Tibet. Travellers can also see the Cantilever Monastery from the balcony of the gompa.