View from Thiksey Monastery (gompa) in Ladakh, northern India

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Tibetan Buddhist Thiksey Monastery is the largest monastery in central Ladakh. It is called mini Potala because of its resemblance to the most important Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Lhasa. Situated on a hill slope above Indus Valley, it has been built in 15th century

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Location: Thikse Monastery, Leh
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