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	{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery		{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
	\|name =Shanti Stupa		\|name =Shanti Stupa
	\|image = ~~Shantistupa1~~.jpg		\|image = Leh, Shanti Stupa, Ladakh, India.jpg
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	\|coordinates = {{coord\|34\|10\|25\|N\|77\|34\|29\|E\|type:landmark_region:IN-JK\|display=inline,title}}		\|coordinates = {{coord\|34\|10\|25\|N\|77\|34\|29\|E\|type:landmark_region:IN-JK\|display=inline,title}}
	\|map_caption = Location within India		\|map_caption = Location within India
	\|location_country = India		\|location_country = India {{citation needed\|date=February 2022}}
	\|location=~~Chandspa~~, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]		\|location=Chanspa, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
	\|founded_by = Ladakh Shanti Stupa Committee under Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura{{Citation needed\|date=November 2010}}		\|founded_by = Ladakh Shanti Stupa Committee under Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura{{Citation needed\|date=November 2010}}
	\|founded = ~~1985~~		\|founded = 2011
	\|architecture =		\|architecture =Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura
	\|footnotes =		\|footnotes =
	}}		}}
	'''Shanti Stupa''' is a [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] white-domed [[~~stupa~~]] (chorten) on a hilltop in Chanspa, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], in north [[India]].<ref name="Temples"/> It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist ~~[[Bhikshu]],~~ [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura\|Gyomyo Nakamura]] ~~and part of the [[Peace Pagoda]] mission~~. The Shanti Stupa holds the [[relic]]s of the [[Gautama Buddha\|Buddha]] at its base, enshrined by the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite web \|title= Leh\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvtravels/travel_xtopspot.aspx?topspot=Leh \|publisher=[[NDTV]] }}</ref> The ~~stupa~~ has become a tourist attraction not only due to its religious significance but also due to its location which provides panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.		'''Shanti Stupa''' is a [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] white-domed [[Stupa]] (chorten) on a hilltop in Chanspa, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], in north [[India]].<ref name="Temples"/> It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist monk [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura\|Gyomyo Nakamura]]. The Shanti Stupa holds the [[relic]]s of the [[Gautama Buddha\|Buddha]] at its base, enshrined by the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite web \|title= Leh\|url=http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvtravels/travel_xtopspot.aspx?topspot=Leh \|publisher=[[NDTV]] }}</ref> The Stupa has become a tourist attraction not only due to its religious significance but also due to its location which provides panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

	==Construction==		==Construction==
	The Shanti Stupa was built by both Japanese Buddhists and Ladakh Buddhists. ~~Original~~ idea ~~was stated by~~ [[Nichidatsu Fujii]] ~~(Fujii Guruji) in 1914~~.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The mission of Nichidatsu Fujii was to build ~~[[Peace Pagoda]]s and temples over the world and try to resurrect Buddhism back in India~~.~~<ref name~~ = ~~"bhasin"/>~~		The Shanti Stupa was built by both Japanese Buddhists and Ladakh Buddhists. The original idea belonged to The Great King Ashoka{{cn\|date=June 2023}}. [[Nichidatsu Fujii]] implemented his idea to modern time as a symbol of peace.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The mission of Nichidatsu Fujii was to build Shanti Stupa as a symbol of peace.{{cn\|date=June 2023}}

	Construction of the Shanti Stupa began in April 1983 under the supervision of [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura]] and [[19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche\|Kushok Bakula]], a [[~~lama~~]] of Ladakh from New Delhi, member of the Minority ~~commission~~ of Govt of India~~, former statesman and former international diplomat of the [[Republic of India]]~~.~~<ref name = "bhasin"/>~~ The project was built with the help of Ladakhi Buddhists, who offered voluntary labour, and Japanese Buddhists~~, who consider India~~ as ~~the "sacred" birthplace of the [[Gautama Buddha\|Buddha]]~~.~~<ref name = "bhasin"/>~~ The then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]], sanctioned the construction of a vehicular road to the stupa in 1984.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The ~~state government also provided some financial assistance for~~ the construction of ~~the Shanti Stupa~~.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2011}} The 14th ~~and current~~ [[Dalai Lama]], [[14th Dalai Lama\|Tenzin Gyatso]] inaugurated ~~the Shanti~~ Stupa in August ~~1991~~.<ref name="Temples">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/shanti-stupa.html\|title=Shanti Stupa\|publisher=Buddhist-temples.com\|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref><ref name = "bhasin"/><ref name="bajwa"/>		Construction of the Shanti Stupa began in April 1983 under the supervision of [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura]], and [[19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche\|Kushok Bakula]], a [[Head Lama]] of Ladakh, helped his activities from New Delhi because he was member of the Minority Commission of Govt of India. The project was built with the help of Ladakhi Buddhists, who offered voluntary labour, and financially supported by Japanese Buddhists as well as Indian supporters. The then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]], sanctioned the construction of a vehicular road to the stupa in 1984.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The Indian Army continued support during the construction period. The State Government of J&K provided construction materials for this project.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2011}} The 14th [[Dalai Lama]], [[14th Dalai Lama\|Tenzin Gyatso]] inaugurated foundation of Stupa in August 1985.<ref name="Temples">{{cite web\|url=https://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/shanti-stupa.html\|title=Shanti Stupa\|publisher=Buddhist-temples.com\|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref><ref name = "bhasin"/><ref name="bajwa"/>

	==Description and significance==		==Description and significance==
	[[File:Shanti stupa main buddha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Main Buddha]]		[[File:Shanti stupa main buddha.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Main Buddha]]
	[[File:Shanti Stupa ( Winters).jpg\|thumb\|Shanti Stupa in winter]]		[[File:Shanti Stupa ( Winters).jpg\|thumb\|Shanti Stupa in winter]]
	The Shanti Stupa features the photograph of the ~~current~~ Dalai Lama with the relics of the Buddha at its base.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The ~~stupa~~ is built as a two-level structure. The first level features the central ~~relief~~ of [[Dharmachakra]] with deer on each side. A central golden Buddha image sits on a platform depicting the "turning wheel of Dharma" (Dharmachakra). The second level has reliefs depicting the "birth" of Buddha, the death of Buddha (''mahanirvana'') and Buddha "defeating the devils" while meditating.<ref>The titles of the reliefs are given on the plaques under the reliefs at the Shanti Stupa.</ref> Both levels feature a series of smaller meditating Buddha reliefs.		The Shanti Stupa features the photograph of the Dalai Lama with the relics of the Buddha at its base.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The Stupa is built as a two-level structure. The first level features the central reliicc of [[Dharmachakra]] with deer on each side. A central golden Buddha image sits on a platform depicting the "turning wheel of Dharma" (Dharmachakra). The second level has reliefs depicting the "birth" of Buddha, the death of Buddha (''mahanirvana'') and Buddha "defeating the devils" while meditating.<ref>The titles of the reliefs are given on the plaques under the reliefs at the Shanti Stupa.</ref> Both levels feature a series of smaller meditating Buddha reliefs.

	The Shanti Stupa was built to promote world peace and prosperity and to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism.<ref name="Temples"/><ref name = "bhasin"/> It is considered a symbol of the ties between the people of Japan and ~~Ladakh~~.<ref name = "bhasin"/>		The Shanti Stupa was built to promote world peace and prosperity and to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism.<ref name="Temples"/><ref name = "bhasin"/> It is considered a symbol of the ties between the people of Japan and India.<ref name = "bhasin"/>

	==Tourist attraction==		==Tourist attraction==
	Since its inauguration, Shanti Stupa has become a popular tourist attraction. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'' it is the "most famous tourist attraction" around Leh, though its architectural style is different from the Ladakhi style.<ref name="Temples"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412080709/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 April 2006\|title=Ladakh monuments cry for renovation \|last=Luv Puri\|date= 21 August 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> The Shanti Stupa overlooks the city of Leh, providing panoramic views of the city, the village of ~~Changspa~~, [[Namgyal Tsemo]] in the distance and the surrounding mountains.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Frommer's India\|date=4 March 2008\|publisher=Wiley Publishing Inc.\|location=Hoboken, NJ, USA\|pages=524\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMqBvtL_nI0C&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PT534 \| isbn=978-0-470-16908-7}}</ref><ref name="visitladakh">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122201140/http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 November 2019\|title=Leh: Places to see\|work=VISITLADAKH.COM \|access-date=1 December 2009}} </ref> Sunrise and sunset are considered to provide the best views from Shanti Stupa.<ref name = "tour"/> The ~~stupa~~ is illuminated with lights at night. The ~~stupa~~ is open for tourists between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.<ref name="tour">{{cite web\|url=http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702132706/http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 July 2007\|title=Shanti Stupa\|year=2007\|work=Buddhist-Tourism.Com\|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>		Since the time of its inauguration, Shanti Stupa has become a popular tourist attraction. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'' it is the "most famous tourist attraction" around Leh, though its architectural style is different from the Ladakhi style.<ref name="Temples"/><ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412080709/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=12 April 2006\|title=Ladakh monuments cry for renovation \|last=Luv Puri\|date= 21 August 2005\|work=[[The Hindu]]\|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> The Shanti Stupa overlooks the city of Leh, providing panoramic views of the city, the village of Chanspa, [[Namgyal Tsemo]] in the distance and the surrounding mountains.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Frommer's India\|date=4 March 2008\|publisher=Wiley Publishing Inc.\|location=Hoboken, NJ, USA\|pages=524\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMqBvtL_nI0C&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PT534 \| isbn=978-0-470-16908-7}}</ref><ref name="visitladakh">{{cite web\|url=http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122201140/http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=22 November 2019\|title=Leh: Places to see\|work=VISITLADAKH.COM \|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> Sunrise and sunset are considered to provide the best views from Shanti Stupa.<ref name = "tour"/> The Stupa is illuminated with lights at night. The Stupa is open for tourists between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.<ref name="tour">{{cite web\|url=http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702132706/http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2 July 2007\|title=Shanti Stupa\|year=2007\|work=Buddhist-Tourism.Com\|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>


	[[File:Shanti Stupa on the hills in Leh.jpg\|centre\|thumb\|350px\|Shanti Stupa, Leh]]		[[File:Shanti Stupa on the hills in Leh.jpg\|centre\|thumb\|350px\|Shanti Stupa, Leh]]

	==Access==		==Access==
	Situated at a height of {{convert\|3609\|m\|ft}},<ref name="bajwa">{{cite book\|last= Jagir Singh Bajwa, Ravinder Kaur\|title=Tourism Management\|pages=117\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVXCiwdwPxsC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA117 \| isbn=978-81-313-0047-3 \| year=2007 \| publisher=APH Publishing}}</ref> the ~~stupa~~ is located {{convert\|5\|km\|mi}} from [[Leh]] - the former capital of Ladakh - on a steep hill facing the [[Leh Palace]].<ref name = "bhasin">{{cite book\|last= Bhasin\|first=Sanjeev Kumar\|title=Amazing land Ladakh: places, people, and culture\|pages=119–20\|chapter=Shanti Stupa\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IZloNzI8BgC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA120 \| isbn=978-81-7387-186-3 \| year=2006 \| publisher=Indus Publishing}}</ref> The ~~stupa~~ can be reached by a drivable road or on foot using a series of ~~500~~ steep steps to the hilltop.		[[File:Shanti Stupa with nature's tricolor, Leh.jpg\|thumb\|A distant view of Shanti Stupa in Leh]]
			Situated at a height of {{convert\|3609\|m\|ft}},<ref name="bajwa">{{cite book\|last= Jagir Singh Bajwa, Ravinder Kaur\|title=Tourism Management\|pages=117\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVXCiwdwPxsC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA117 \| isbn=978-81-313-0047-3 \| year=2007 \| publisher=APH Publishing}}</ref> the Stupa is located {{convert\|5\|km\|mi}} from [[Leh]] - the former capital of Ladakh - on a steep hill facing the [[Leh Palace]].<ref name = "bhasin">{{cite book\|last= Bhasin\|first=Sanjeev Kumar\|title=Amazing land Ladakh: places, people, and culture\|pages=119–20\|chapter=Shanti Stupa\|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IZloNzI8BgC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA120 \| isbn=978-81-7387-186-3 \| year=2006 \| publisher=Indus Publishing}}</ref> The Stupa can be reached by a drivable road or on foot using a series of 555 steep steps to the hilltop.

	~~A similar replica of Shanti Stupa is also built in [[New Delhi]] near Kale khan~~

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Peace Pagoda]]		*[[Peace Pagoda]]
	*[[~~Ladakh Marathon~~]]		*[[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura]]

	==Notes==		==Notes==
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{{short description|Stupa in Ladakh, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox Tibetan Buddhist monastery
|name =Shanti Stupa
|image = Shantistupa1.jpg
|image size =
|alt =4
|caption =
|coordinates = {{coord|34|10|25|N|77|34|29|E|type:landmark_region:IN-JK|display=inline,title}}
|map_caption = Location within India
|location_country = India
|location=Chandspa, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], [[India]]
|founded_by = Ladakh Shanti Stupa Committee under Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}}
|founded = 1985
|architecture =
|footnotes =
}}
'''Shanti Stupa''' is a [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] white-domed [[stupa]] (chorten) on a hilltop in Chanspa, [[Leh district]], [[Ladakh]], in north [[India]].<ref name="Temples"/> It was built in 1991 by Japanese Buddhist [[Bhikshu]], [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura|Gyomyo Nakamura]] and part of the [[Peace Pagoda]] mission. The Shanti Stupa holds the [[relic]]s of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] at its base, enshrined by the [[14th Dalai Lama]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Leh|url=http://www.ndtv.com/ndtvtravels/travel_xtopspot.aspx?topspot=Leh |publisher=[[NDTV]] }}</ref> The stupa has become a tourist attraction not only due to its religious significance but also due to its location which provides panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

==Construction==
The Shanti Stupa was built by both Japanese Buddhists and Ladakh Buddhists. Original idea was stated by [[Nichidatsu Fujii]] (Fujii Guruji) in 1914.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The mission of Nichidatsu Fujii was to build [[Peace Pagoda]]s and temples over the world and try to resurrect Buddhism back in India.<ref name = "bhasin"/>

Construction of the Shanti Stupa began in April 1983 under the supervision of [[Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura]] and [[19th Kushok Bakula Rinpoche|Kushok Bakula]], a [[lama]] of Ladakh from New Delhi, member of the Minority commission of Govt of India, former statesman and former international diplomat of the [[Republic of India]].<ref name = "bhasin"/> The project was built with the help of Ladakhi Buddhists, who offered voluntary labour, and Japanese Buddhists, who consider India as the "sacred" birthplace of the [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]].<ref name = "bhasin"/> The then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]], sanctioned the construction of a vehicular road to the stupa in 1984.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The state government also provided some financial assistance for the construction of the Shanti Stupa.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} The 14th and current [[Dalai Lama]], [[14th Dalai Lama|Tenzin Gyatso]] inaugurated the Shanti Stupa in August 1991.<ref name="Temples">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhist-temples.com/buddhist-monastery/ladakh/shanti-stupa.html|title=Shanti Stupa|publisher=Buddhist-temples.com|access-date=19 October 2009}}</ref><ref name = "bhasin"/><ref name="bajwa"/>

==Description and significance==
[[File:Shanti stupa main buddha.jpg|thumb|upright|Main Buddha]]
[[File:Shanti Stupa ( Winters).jpg|thumb|Shanti Stupa in winter]]
The Shanti Stupa features the photograph of the current Dalai Lama with the relics of the Buddha at its base.<ref name = "bhasin"/> The stupa is built as a two-level structure. The first level features the central relief of [[Dharmachakra]] with deer on each side. A central golden Buddha image sits on a platform depicting the "turning wheel of Dharma" (Dharmachakra). The second level has reliefs depicting the "birth" of Buddha, the death of Buddha (''mahanirvana'') and Buddha "defeating the devils" while meditating.<ref>The titles of the reliefs are given on the plaques under the reliefs at the Shanti Stupa.</ref> Both levels feature a series of smaller meditating Buddha reliefs.

The Shanti Stupa was built to promote world peace and prosperity and to commemorate 2500 years of Buddhism.<ref name="Temples"/><ref name = "bhasin"/> It is considered a symbol of the ties between the people of Japan and Ladakh.<ref name = "bhasin"/>

==Tourist attraction==
Since its inauguration, Shanti Stupa has become a popular tourist attraction. According to ''[[The Hindu]]'' it is the "most famous tourist attraction" around Leh, though its architectural style is different from the Ladakhi style.<ref name="Temples"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060412080709/http://www.hindu.com/2005/08/21/stories/2005082100341100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 April 2006|title=Ladakh monuments cry for renovation |last=Luv Puri|date= 21 August 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> The Shanti Stupa overlooks the city of Leh, providing panoramic views of the city, the village of Changspa, [[Namgyal Tsemo]] in the distance and the surrounding mountains.<ref>{{cite book|title=Frommer's India|date=4 March 2008|publisher=Wiley Publishing Inc.|location=Hoboken, NJ, USA|pages=524|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qMqBvtL_nI0C&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PT534 | isbn=978-0-470-16908-7}}</ref><ref name="visitladakh">{{cite web|url=http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122201140/http://www.visitladakh.com/places-to-see/leh-.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2019|title=Leh: Places to see|work=VISITLADAKH.COM |access-date=1 December 2009}} </ref> Sunrise and sunset are considered to provide the best views from Shanti Stupa.<ref name = "tour"/> The stupa is illuminated with lights at night. The stupa is open for tourists between 5:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.<ref name="tour">{{cite web|url=http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702132706/http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/temples-monuments/shanti-stupa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2007|title=Shanti Stupa|year=2007|work=Buddhist-Tourism.Com|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Shanti Stupa on the hills in Leh.jpg|centre|thumb|350px|Shanti Stupa, Leh]]

==Access==
Situated at a height of {{convert|3609|m|ft}},<ref name="bajwa">{{cite book|last= Jagir Singh Bajwa, Ravinder Kaur|title=Tourism Management|pages=117|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVXCiwdwPxsC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA117 | isbn=978-81-313-0047-3 | year=2007 | publisher=APH Publishing}}</ref> the stupa is located {{convert|5|km|mi}} from [[Leh]] - the former capital of Ladakh - on a steep hill facing the [[Leh Palace]].<ref name = "bhasin">{{cite book|last= Bhasin|first=Sanjeev Kumar|title=Amazing land Ladakh: places, people, and culture|pages=119–20|chapter=Shanti Stupa|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8IZloNzI8BgC&q=shanti+stupa+Ladakh&pg=PA120 | isbn=978-81-7387-186-3 | year=2006 | publisher=Indus Publishing}}</ref> The stupa can be reached by a drivable road or on foot using a series of 500 steep steps to the hilltop.

A similar replica of Shanti Stupa is also built in [[New Delhi]] near Kale khan

==See also==
*[[Peace Pagoda]]
*[[Ladakh Marathon]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Shanti Stupa (Ladakh)}}

{{Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh}}

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[[Category:Stupas in India]]
[[Category:Tourism in Ladakh]]
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[[Category:1991 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Ladakh]]