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View of Likir
Likir Monastery
Enroute Likir to Phiyang - Photos Courtesy Milind Kshirsagar (Nivalink Trip Dated - 30 August 2013)
View from Likir Monastery - Photos Courtesy Milind Kshirsagar (Nivalink Trip Dated - 30 August 2013)

Likir Monastery or Likir Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh located approximately 52 kilometres from Leh off Kargil highway. It is a scenic place and is significant as it is the seat of the Ngari Rinpoche.

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

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