Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, founded 1430 by King Tashi Namgyal, has a three-story high gold idol of Maitreya Buddha and is located on a hill above Leh

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Namgyal Tsemo Gompa, founded 1430 by King Tashi Namgyal, has a three-story high gold idol of Maitreya Buddha and is located on a hill above Leh, the capitol of Ladakh. The highest mountain in the distance is Stok Kangri ().

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Location: Leh, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
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