Ornate painted and carved architectural feature with lock and Buddhist iconography of a dragon at Diskit monastery, also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa. The monastery is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery in the Nubra Valley. It belongs to the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Size: 4730px × 7086px
Location: India, Ladakh, Nubra Valley, Diskit
Photo credit: © J Marshall / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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