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Lamayuru, Ladakh · 34.2828°, 76.7744°
One of the largest and oldest monasteries in Ladakh, set above the eroded badlands on the Srinagar-Leh highway and home to about 150 monks. It preserves meditation caves, including one associated with the Indian scholar Naropa, and hosts well-known masked dance festivals.
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.
Naropa is said to have dried up the lake that once filled this valley and founded the monastery on the bed it left behind.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ladakh kingdom, Rinchen Zangpo era
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