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    Diskit Monastery also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in Diskit, Nubra Valley of the Leh district...
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    the sand dunes Nubra valley sandunes Diskit Monastery Local map with North towards down View from Diskit gompa on Nubra Valley Seabuckthorn berries,...
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    Thiksey Monastery or Thiksey Gompa (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Thikse, Thiksay or Tikse) is a Buddhist monastery affiliated with the Gelug school...
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    Hundar Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in Hundar village, in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India. It is located 6 km west of the Diskit Monastery...
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  • and religious ceremonies. Gompa : The place for tantric practices and meditation in Tibetan monasteries is called the "Gompa" or "Meditation Hall." This...
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    Lamayuru Monastery Hemis Monastery Stok Monastery Leh Palace Shey Monastery Diskit Monastery Both Leh and Shey monasteries have carved Buddhas, mostly of the...
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    Hemis (redirect from Hemis Gompa)
    Gotsang Gompa: A tranquil and quiet place, Gotsang Gompa is located close to the Hemis Monastery. A roadless Buddhist Center, Gotsang Gompa has two main...
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  • River valley: Diskit Monastery, 115 km (71 mi) north of Leh. Hundur Monastery, 121 km (75 mi) north of Leh, 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the Diskit Monastery and...
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    final quarter of the 16th century CE. The Namgyal (also called "Tsemo Gompa" (Red Gompa), or dGon-pa-so-ma (New Monastery), a temple, is the main Buddhist...
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    Changthang plateau. It is the site of the 17th-century Hanle Monastery (gompa) of the Drukpa Kagyu branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Hanle is located in the...
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    the Indus valley of Skakjung north of Nyoma, and the Hanle valley. Nyoma gompa, a Buddhist monastery, is located on the hill slope north of the village...
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    The second set of people, from a hamlet of the village, belong to the Diskit Gompa, the oldest and the largest monastery. Both monasteries own land in the...
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  • Monastery Alchi Monastery Bardan Monastery Basgo Monastery Chemrey Monastery Diskit Monastery Hanle Monastery Hemis Monastery Hundur Monastery Korzok Monastery...
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    festival celebrated in Ladakh, India. It is celebrated in Leh, Likir and Diskit monasteries. It is the last festival of New Year Celebrations, the other...
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    capital Leh. Unlike the other gompas in Ladakh, Alchi is situated on lowland, not on a hilltop. The Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa lies about 65 km from Leh...
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    impacted. There are many monasteries (gompa) including Samstanling Monastery the main monastery in the valley and Diskit Monastery for viewing tall statue...
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  • Rizong Gompa...
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    electricity and 4G network which finally got upgraded in 2022. The gigantic gompa or monastery of the village chumathang was constructed by the people of...
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    Loosemore. "Information Board at the Gautama Buddha statue and temple, Stok Gompa". www.flickr.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016. "Stok Palace". www.lonelyplanet...
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    place. It is famous for the nearby Klu-kkhyil (meaning "water spirits") gompa (Buddhist monastery). The Likir Monastery was first built in the 11th century...
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    Murgo (section Murgo Gompa)
    Aksai Chin. It is one of the northernmost villages of India. The Murgo Gompa is a large Buddhist monastery at Murgo. Murgo lies on the Darbuk–Shyok–DBO...
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    in 2010. The village offers views of the Shyok Valley. There are a few gompas located on the plateau above the Shyok River and there is an old royal house...
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    available in Leh and Kargil as well as in block headquarters like Tangtse, Diskit, and Khalsa. Shared taxis to Nubra, Kargil, Srinagar, and Zanskar leave...
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    the village is located in the gorge created by the River Gya. A Buddhist Gompa with accompanying chortens or stupas is situated above the village and the...
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  • Nubra tehsil, on the bank of Siachin third glacier River. The Chogling Gompa is located nearby. According to the 2011 census of India, Warisfistan has...
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  • 7273°E / 32.7087; 78.7273 (Mount Shinowu)). There is also a historic gompa (Buddhist temple) near the village and a Chumur monastery further upstream...
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    this side there are only two zamindars. The one is the agent of the Gopa [Gompa] and the other is the agent of the previous Kardar of Rokshu." Report of...
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