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Serena Bowles | profile | all galleries >> Travel >> Indian Subcontinent 2010-2011 >> India >> Spiti Valley >> Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Journey from Manali to Kaza | Kaza | Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley | Dhankar | Ki Chaam Festival | Leaving Spiti

Tabo Monastery, Spiti Valley

The small town of Tabo sits in the Spiti Valley surrounded by mountains. It is famous for its Buddhist monastery, founded in 996 AD. The insides of the mud and straw buildings are decorated in numerous paintings, depicting different Buddhas and Bodhisattvas.

I didn't get to see Tabo at its best, as it was a miserable, wet day when I took the two-hour bus ride to the town from Kaza.

I later left Spiti via the same road, and was impressed with the beautiful countryside along the way - something I'd missed out on this particular rainy day.


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Building with Prayer Flags in Tabo
Building with Prayer Flags in Tabo		 Child in the Rain Tabo Monastery
Child in the Rain Tabo Monastery		 Detail on Stupa Tabo
Detail on Stupa Tabo
Mani Prayer Wheels Tabo
Mani Prayer Wheels Tabo		 Monk Outside Tabo Monastery
Monk Outside Tabo Monastery		 Stupa Tabo
Stupa Tabo
Detail on Stupa Tabo 02
Detail on Stupa Tabo 02		 Mani Prayer Wheel Tabo
Mani Prayer Wheel Tabo		 Mani Prayer Wheels outside Tabo Monastery
Mani Prayer Wheels outside Tabo Monastery
Tabo in the Rain from Above
Tabo in the Rain from Above		 Tabo Monastery in the Rain 01
Tabo Monastery in the Rain 01		 Tabo Monastery in the Rain 03
Tabo Monastery in the Rain 03
Tabo Monastery in the Rain 02
Tabo Monastery in the Rain 02		 Tabo Monastery in the Rain 04
Tabo Monastery in the Rain 04		 Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo
Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo
Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 02
Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 02		 Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 03
Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 03		 Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 04
Tibetan Prayer Stones Tabo 04

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Mary Bowles15-Jul-2010 16:08
A fine gallery.
I know it was inclement weather, but, as you know, I like the colours you can get in this situation.
The prayer stones are particularly fine.
Such beautiful shapes in the carving.
click on thumbnails for full image