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Spituk Monastery

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View from Spituk - Photos Courtesy Milind Kshirsagar (Nivalink Trip Dated - 30 August 2013)

Spituk Monastery is a Buddhist monastery at 8 kms from Leh in 11th century and part of the the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century. The monastery contains 100 monks and a giant statue of Kali (unveiled during the annual Spitok festival).

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

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