Ornate, colourful decoration of Pemayangtse Monastery in Pelling, Sikkim, India
The Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, located 140 kilometers west of Gangtok. Planned, designed and founded by Lama Lhatsun Chempo in 1705, it is one of the oldest and premier monasteries of Sikkim, also the most famous in west Sikkim.
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Location: Pemayangtse Monastery, Pelling, Sikkim, India
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