Spituk Monastery

Ladakh · India

Spituk Monastery, India
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Best time to go
June to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
not-accessible
Coordinates
Open in maps

A whitewashed Buddhist monastery on a hill near Leh, overlooking the Indus and the airport runway below. Its assembly halls and shrine to a fierce protector deity draw visitors, especially during its winter festival.

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