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About
Tabo, Himachal
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Tabo is a small town in the Lahaul and Spiti district on the
banks of the Spiti River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The town
lies on the road between Rekong Peo and Kaza (alternative
spelling: Kaja), the sub-divisional headquarters of Spiti. The
town surrounds a Buddhist monastery which, according to
legend, is said to be over a thousand years old. His Holiness
the Dalai Lama has expressed his desire to retire to Tabo,
since he maintains that the Tabo Monastery is one of the
holiest. In 1996, HH the Dalai Lama conducted the Kalachakra
initiation ceremony in Tabo, which coincided with the
millennium anniversary celebrations of the Tabo monastery. The
ceremony was attended by thousands of Buddhists from across
the world. Tabo Monastery's spiritual head is Tsenshap Serkong
Rinpoche. |
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Places of Interest in Tabo |
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The
temples within the monastery complex in Tabo have a plethora of
wall paintings and mud statues. The Archaeological Survey of
India (ASI) attempted to restore some paintings that were
ravaged by time, but were not very successful. Photography,
however, is not permitted inside the monastery. |
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Tourism |
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are a few hotels in Tabo, of which the Banjara Camps retreat is
the most luxurious. The temperatures here plummet at night.
There are other hotels and hostels like Tashi Gangsar, Menthok
Dumra at Tabo, including the monastery's own guest houses. |
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Transport |
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Communication to the main villages around the area is by way of
satellite phones and occasional goods carriers and buses that
populate the road between Tabo and Kaza. |
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Geography |
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The
village is situated at an altitude of 10,760 ft/ 3,280 metres. |
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