The 23 metre high gilded gold statue of Maitreya, the future Buddha, is sitting on the roof of Likir Gompa, one of the buddhist monasteries in Ladakh.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Likir, Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, India
Photo credit: © Frank Bienewald / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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