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Lamayuru Monastery

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Lamayuru Monastery - Photo Courtesy Kondephy

Lamayuru is one of the largest and oldest gompas in Ladakh and visited enroute on the Leh - Srinagar route. It has a population of around 150 permanent monks resident.

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Monastery (Buddhist Monastery, High Altitude Monastery, Tibetan Buddhism)

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