Caption

Matho Gompa, the Buddhist monastery of Central Ladakh, seen in mid-September, from the Thikse Monastery located on the opposite side of the Indus Valley. Mountains behind the monastery, with clearly visible strata, the rock layers, belong to the Zanskar Range of the Himalayas. Many inhabitants of Ladakh follow the Tibetan Buddhism, and this Indian region is often called Little Tibet. District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh, India, Asia

Date

Sep 13, 2018

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Radek Kucharski

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BRK24A52_167

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