So, how much further is the monastery? I ask Joginder, my cheerful Himachali driver-companion from Delhi, as he parks in front of the Banjara Resort, where were spending the night. Arrey, aapne dekha nahin... yehi to hai, (Didnt you see? This is it), he says, much amused, pointing beyond a cluster of nondescript tin roofs. I could hardly have been closer.
India
In The Wonderland Of Tabo In Himachal Pradesh
The 1,000-year-old Tabo monastery in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh is a snapshot of India's Buddhist past
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Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh
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Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh
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