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Ladakh
is referred to as 'the land between earth and sky.' In the rarefied
air at 3,500 meters, with temperatures ranging from scorching
to freezing and raging rivers slicing through bone-dry land, Ladakh
assuredly feels like 'another world.' Tikse village hugs the slopes
of a hill and is crowned by Tikse gompa, or monastery.
The gompa's roof-terrace provides a superb view
of the Indus River set in a wide, flat valley framed by snow-capped
peaks. Tikse was founded by Gelugpa Buddhists in the 15th century.
Tikse,
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
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