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Landmark Attractions In Ladakh

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Ladakh is a region in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir and its culture and history are closely related to that of Tibet. Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and culture. Historically, the region included the Baltistan valleys , the entire upper Indus Valley, the remote Zanskar, Lahaul and Spiti to the south, much of Ngari including the Rudok region and Guge in the east, Aksai Chin in the northeast , ...
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  • 3. Prayer Wheel Leh
    A prayer flag is a colorful rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bon. In Bon, shamanistic Bonpo used primary-colored plain flags in Tibet. Traditional prayer flags include woodblock-printed text and images.
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  • 4. The Ladakh Arts and Media Organisation Leh
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  • 5. Temple at Sumda Chun Leh
    The Mangyu temple complex located in the village of Mangyu, Ladakh is one of the earliest in Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Believed to be contemporaneous to the temples at Alchi Monastery and Sumda Chun, the earliest structures are supposed to be dating to the late 12th/early 13th century but as per the oral history and local belief the temples were established by Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo. Main temple complex comprise two early temples situated adjacent to each other and two chapels, one each on either side of the temples, that house large images of two armed and four armed Maitreya. The Sakyamuni temple with a beautiful image of Sakyamuni on the North West wall is also known as Chenrezig Lakhang where as Vairocana temple with assemblage of sculptures on NW wall is ...
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  • 6. Central Asian Museum Leh
    National institutes or central institutes are institutes established by the Government of India and supported by national agencies such as CSIR, ICAR, MoHFW, DBTDST, ICMR, DAE, MHRD etc. including the prestigious Institutes of National Importance. Listed below are some of the centrally-funded institutes along with their location.
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