The top half of a gold statue of Buddha is seen from the colourful top floor of a temple in Thiksey Monastery in Ladakh.

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Location: Thiksey Monastery, Indus Valley, Ladakh, India, Himalayas
Photo credit: © Brian Van Tighem / Alamy / Afripics
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