Sakya Abode

28/03/2026

Zara.
That’s what we call lunch here. the name just stayed, because this is what lunch has always looked like.
A brass plate of zarve tsampa: coarse, hearty, made from roasted barley. Over time, the meal itself became the name.

Around it, white bowls filled with comfort: paksel mirku (rich with butter, a hint of sweetness, an old favourite), deathuk rice broth, semthuk barley broth, along with thuk and kew.

And the small bowls that bring it all alive: ki chutneys of mint, curd, garlic, and wild coriander seed.
Just a table like this, shared, has always been enough to carry us through a Spiti winter.

04/03/2026

Winter slows everything down here.

Snow buries the roads. Kaza shrinks to a few streets. Its perfect for slow travel, monastery walks, or just watching those peaks catch first light.

Spiti’s is something else in the quiet months.

15/02/2026

Homestay kitchen and dining.

Tibetan painted woodwork, brass cookware, low seating tables. Family cooks thukpa, momos, and daily meals here.

Delicious home cooked food, served family style.

09/02/2026

Snowy peaks out your window. Wood ceiling above. Thick rug underfoot.

Our new wing feels like the best room in a Spiti home, just with bigger windows and more space to unpack.

05/02/2026

Snowy outside? Warm soup inside.

Fresh thukpa from our brass pots, momos steaming, recipes grandma taught us.

In freezing winters, our kitchen stays warm.

30/01/2026

Snow doesn’t close us.

33 years ago, when Spiti first opened to tourist , we opened our home.

Now same promise: warmth when it freezes outside.

04/02/2024

Honour to have Mr Jagat singh Negi as chief guest to ice hockey national championship opening , Spiti at kaza .

17/10/2023

17/10/2023

Dining area of our Heritage Wing

17/10/2023

Our heritage wing of Sakya Abode with traditional mud Arcitecture.

17/10/2023

Sakya Abode at Kaza