Kasauli Town in Himachal Pradesh

Kasauli is a town in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh and a popular hill station. It is situated around 77 km from Shimla and has an elevation of 1,800 meters above sea level. The closest airport is in Shimla and is a drive of around 35 km from this town. Developed by the British, this scenic town is visited by tourists mostly between November-February.

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Thiksey Monastery in Leh Ladakh, jammu & Kashmir

At a distance of 17 km south of Leh is one one of the most beautiful monastery of Ladakh region – the Thiksey Monastery. Initially, the gompa was constructed by Sherab Zangpo at Stakmo, however, later, his nephew, Paldan Sherab, established the monastery atop a hill to the north of Indus River. The monastery, belonging to the Gelukpa order, spreads over 12 storeys with a private abode of incarnate lama at the top.

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Zongkhul Monastery in Ladakh, jammu & Kashmir

Ladakh at a height of 9,800 feet surrounded by the Himalayas and Karakoram Range houses incredible monasteries in its folds. On your tour to Ladakh you can spot monks in maroon robes silently climbing their ways to the monasteries.Zongkhul Monastery of Zanskar is the spectacular cave monastery that you will encounter just before the climb for the Omasi-la Pass begins.

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