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A skyline of Leh, with the 17th century Leh Palace on the left.
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Looking out over Leh from the steps of the palace, with Stok Kangri rising up on the horizon.
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The entrance to the now abandoned Leh Palace, once the home of Ladakhi kings.
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Stok Kangri seen on the horizon from Leh Palace.
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The main entrance of Leh Palace.
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Looking down onto Leh polo ground from Leh Palace
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Looking through a gateway onto Leh Palace
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Looking up at Leh Palace
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Willow trees stand in front of the main Buddhist gompa in Leh town centre
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Inside the gompa.
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Thikse Monastery, near Leh
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An image of the Maitreya, or Future Buddha, Thikse Monastery, Ladakh
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The main courtyard of Thikse Monastery
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A shrine to the goddess Tara
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Another view of the main courtyard at Thikse Monastery.
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A giant prayer wheel at Thikse.
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The Thikse Monastery complex seen from the road
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The Thikse Monastery complex sits perched on top of a hill above the Indus Valley
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The front of Hemis Monastery from the car park.
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The main courtyard at Hemis Monastery.
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Another view of the main courtyard at Hemis.
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An image of Padma Sambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism
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On the roof of Hemis Monastery
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Looking down on the main courtyard of Hemis Monastery from the roof
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Some of the houses of the Hemis community seen from the roof of the monastery
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A view of Hemis Monastery with the mountains behind
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The main courtyard of Hemis Monastery, with the mountains behind
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The track up to Shey, a former royal palace of the kings of Ladakh
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Shops and power lines of Leh
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Prayer flags over the Indus Valley, Ladakh
