prayer hall door Namgyal Tsemo gompa Leh Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India

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Entrance to prayer hall at Namgyal Tsemo gompa or monastery in Leh, the capital of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ladakh shows how Himalayan Buddhism functions in a free democracy. Most villages have a gompa of sorts.

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Location: Namgyal Tsemo gompa Leh Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India
Photo credit: © Adrian Weston / Alamy / Afripics
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