Red-and-gold roofed Tiger's Nest Monastery (Taktshang Goemba), perched on cliff near Paro, Bhutan

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View down to the landmark Tiger's Nest (Taktshang) Tibetan Buddhist Monastery perched high on the edge of a cliff near Paro, Bhutan. According to legend, Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Buddhism in Bhutan, meditated in a cave here after arriving on the back of a flying tiger. Construction of the first temple at this site began in 1692.

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Location: Tiger's Nest Monastery, Paro, Bhutan
Photo credit: © Ashley Whitworth / Alamy / Afripics
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