Tabo Monastery, Spiti

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3rd

Monastery

Tabo Monastery, Spiti - Location details

Tabo Monastery, Spiti, Monastery, Tabo, Lahaul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Tabo Monastery, Spiti - Food details

Thukpa, Tingmo

Tabo Monastery, Spiti - History details

Founded in 996 CE by Rinchen Zangpo, Tabo Monastery is one of the oldest continuously functioning Buddhist monasteries in the Himalayas. Its mud temples, murals, thankas and meditation caves have earned it the title “Ajanta of the Himalayas.” Located in the valley floor of Spiti, it remains a vital spiritual and artistic centre.