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Mangu is located to the south of Uletokpo and west of Alchi,
which is around 2 hours walk from west of Alchi, Taking this
track, one has to cross the Indus by a means of a small Bridge
and passing the Gera village, it enters into a deep gorge. The
track Ascends on the right bank of the stream, a half way and
it crosses to the left, after sharp turn. After around two and
a half hours of walk, the Mangu Village comes to sight,
picturesquely standing on the foothills, above the ravine. The
Mangu Monastery is also build on flat land like Tabo and Alchi
Monasteries. The great translator Lotsava Rinchen Zangpo
probably constructed this monastery during the same period as
the Alchi Choskor. The monastery comprises of four temples.
The smaller temples, on either side of the main temple have a
statue of Maitriya and Avaloketesvara in the standing
position. The right side temple has a statue of a four-headed
Vairocana, as the main image. The wall has murals of Mandala. |
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