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| name = Tabo<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]]<br />
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[[File:Painting at Tabo Monastery.jpg|thumb|Painting inside Tabo Monastery]]<br />
[[File:Connection (66175179).jpeg|thumb|left|Tabo Bridge. Tabo, Spiti, HP]]<br />
'''Tabo''' is a small town in the [[Lahaul and Spiti district]] on the banks of the [[Spiti River]] in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. The town lies on the road between [[Rekong Peo]] and [[Kaza, Himachal Pradesh|Kaza]] (alternative spelling: Kaja), the sub-divisional headquarters of Spiti. The town surrounds a Buddhist monastery which, according to legend, is said to be over a thousand years old. The [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] has expressed his desire to retire to Tabo, since he maintains that the [[Tabo Monastery]] is one of the holiest. In 1996, the Dalai Lama conducted the [[Kalachakra]] initiation ceremony in Tabo, which coincided with the millennium anniversary celebrations of the Tabo monastery. The ceremony was attended by thousands of Buddhists from across the world. Tabo Monastery's spiritual head is Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche.<br />
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==Geography and climate==<br />
The village is situated at an altitude of 10,760&nbsp;ft (3,280 metres). Climate in Tabo is very unpredictable as it ranges from cloudy to sunny and from snow to heavy snowfall. Summers are short from May to August and winters are longer from mid-September to April. Winter temperatures in Tabo can range from {{cvt|-15|C|F}} in the day to {{cvt|-45|C|F}} overnight. In summers, temperature ranges from {{cvt|-5|C|F}} at night to {{cvt|20|C|F}} celsius in daytime.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}}<br />
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==Places of interest==<br />
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[[File:Tabo Monastery -Tabo Spiti -Himachal Pradesh -D72 6869.jpg|200px|thumb|Tabo village as seen from Tabo Caves]]<br />
The temples within the monastery complex in Tabo have a plethora of wall paintings and mud statues. The [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) attempted to restore some paintings that were ravaged by time, but were not very successful. Photography, however, is not permitted inside the monastery. Near the monastery there is a souvenir shop.<br />
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==Tourism==<br />
There are a few hotels in Tabo, of which the Banjara Camps retreat is the most luxurious. The temperatures here plummet at night. There are other hotels and hostels like Dekit Norphel Tiger Den Restaurant, Tashi Gangsar, Menthok Dumra at Tabo, including the monastery's own guest houses.<br />
[[File:Another View of Tabo Monastery Guest House.jpg|thumb|right|Tabo Monastery Guest House]]<br />
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==Transport==<br />
Mobile phone networks do not work well in Tabo in Spiti Valley, except BSNL & Jio network.<br />
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Tabo is connected to other major towns like Kaza and Kalpa with Himachal Pradesh Road Transport Network.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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==References==<br />
Deepak Sanan & Dhanu Swadi. 2002. ''Exploring Kinnaur & Spiti in the Trans-Himalaya''. 2nd edition. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi. {{ISBN|81-7387-131-0}}, pp.&nbsp;147–153<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081004231945/http://www.pandeyji.com/lahulspiti/day5.cfm Practical Info about Tabo on the Net]<br />
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Lahaul and Spiti district]]<br />
[[Category:Caves of Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Lahaul and Spiti district]]</div>Lucinda30E