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The Precarious Condition of the Dhankhar Monastery
Dhankar Gompa (also Drangkhar or Dhangkar Gompa; Brang-mkhar or Grang-mkhar) is a Gompa, a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley between the towns of Kaza and Tabo. The complex is built on a 1000-foot (300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers - one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa. Dhang or dang means cliff, and kar or khar means fort. Hence Dhangkar means fort on a cliff.
- Date: 7 October 2011
- Photographer: Arunava: gallery
- Location: Lahaul and Spiti, India
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The Dhankar Monastery
The Dhankar Monastery that is estimated to be around a 1000 years old, perches precariously on top of a repidly eroding cliff in the road from Tabo to Kaza
- Date: 7 October 2011
- Photographer: Arunava: gallery
- Location: Lahaul and Spiti, India
- Tags: monastery; goomfa;
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