Maitreya Buddha below Diskit Monastery in the Nubra Valley region of Ladakh

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Consecrated on July 25 2010 by the Dalai Lama and built to promote World Peace

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Ladakh in northern India
Photo credit: © jackie ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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