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Kardang Monastery

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Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
Kardang Monastery
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Keylong, India

Kardang Monastery or Gompa is a famous Drukpa Lineage monastery, and is the most important monastery the Lahaul valley, India. The associated village of Kardang was once the capital of Lahaul.The monastery is a huge white building bedecked with prayer flags. It is situated on a ridge below the 15,000 foot Rangcha peak, at an altitude of 3,500m on the left bank of the Bhaga River, facing the town of Keylong, about 8 km away. Kardang is well connected by the road via the Tandi bridge which is about 14 km from Keylong. The monastery was featured on the 7 November 2010 episode of the History Channel TV series IRT Deadliest Roads, where trucker Rick Yemm delivered a large golden Buddha statue to the monastery and was greeted by the monastery's head, Lama Paljoa.
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