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High medieval · Buddhist · India
Kungri Monastery
Pin Valley, Spiti, Himachal Pradesh · 32.0440°, 78.0750°
Nyingma protector deities, among them Gyajin-Pehar, Rahula and Ekajati, painted in the gompaNyingma—
Sacred since
1330 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 1330
Nyingma
History & significance
The second oldest monastery in Spiti, standing in the Pin valley in three detached blocks facing east. It is known for wall paintings of the Vajrayana pantheon, especially the wrathful and protective deities of the Nyingma order.