Thikse Gompa (Tikse), Gelugspa Tibetan Buddhist Monastery based on Lhasa Potala, near Leh, Ladakh, India

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A line of chortens occupy the foreground of the 15th century Thiksey (Tikse) Tibetan Gompa (Gelugspa Buddhist Monastery) on the right bank of the Indus River, south of Leh, Ladakh. The mountains of the Ladakh range can be seen in the background. The monastery design was based on that of the famous Potala monastery in Lhasa, Tibet.

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Location: Thikse Gompa near Leh, Ladakh, India
Photo credit: © Terry Allen / Alamy / Afripics
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