Photographer’s Note
This was taken from Spituk Gompa which is situated 7 km west of the Ladakhi capital Leh and is one of the key Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh (administering a number of subsidurary monasteries). Containing 100 monks and a giant statue of Kali (unveiled during the annual Spitok festival), the monastery was founded in the 11th century as a Red Hat institution and was taken over by the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century. (thanks Wiki)
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Photo Information
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Copyright: Stephen Harnett (SteveH)
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(3853) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 1992-07-00
- Categories: Nature, Architecture
- Camera: Minolta X-700 35mm SLR, Tamron 17mm, Fuji Velvia 50
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2007-02-19 5:58
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