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DescriptionParo Taktsang, Bhutan (edited).jpg
English: Paro Taktsang monastery in the upper Paro valley of Bhutan. Also known as the Taktsang Palphug Monastery and the Tiger's Nest, it is located in the cliffside of a mountain, around a cave where Guru Padmasambhava meditated and practiced Vajrayana Buddhism in the early 9th century. It was built in 1692 by 4th Druk Desi Tenzin Rabgey.
Date Taken on 2 June 2018, 10:49:00
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Paro Taktsang, Bhutan

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Original: Nina R from Africa

Derivative work: UnpetitproleX
Object location27° 29′ 30″ N, 89° 21′ 48″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo 27.491667; 89.363333
Camera location27° 29′ 33″ N, 89° 21′ 45″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo 27.492500; 89.362500
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Paro Taktsang monastery in the upper Paro valley of Bhutan
Le monastère bouddhiste de Taktshang, au Bhoutan
སྟག་ཚང་།
Muonekano wa juu wa bonde la Paro Taktsang, Bhutan.
Buddhistický klášter Tagcchang v Bhútánu

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