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Nubra Valley, Ladakh · 34.5411°, 77.5603°
The oldest and largest monastery of the Nubra valley, founded in the 14th century and long the religious centre for its villages. Around a hundred monks live there and the gompa also runs a school for local Tibetan children.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
A Mongol demon hostile to Buddhism is said to have been killed here yet kept returning, and his shrivelled head and hand are believed to lie inside one of the temples.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ladakh kingdom
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