With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India. Consider the following pairs: |Famous Shrine|Location| |-- |--| |1. Tabo monastery and temple complex | Spiti Valley| |2. Lhotsava Lhakhang temple|Nako Zanskar Valley| |3. Alchi temple complex | Ladakh| Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

QUESTION

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Art & Culture

Prelims 2014

With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India. Consider the following pairs:

Famous Shrine	Location
1. Tabo monastery and temple complex	Spiti Valley
2. Lhotsava Lhakhang temple	Nako Zanskar Valley
3. Alchi temple complex	Ladakh

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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Explanation

Tabo Monastery is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, northern India.

Nako is a village in the Himalayas of northern India, located near the Indo-China border in the Trans-Himalayan region of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh. Nako Lake is a prominent feature here where it borders the village. Nako Monastery, dated to 1025, is located in the village as well as several other Buddhist chortens.

Alchi Monastery or Alchi Gompa is a Buddhist monastery, known more as a monastic complex (chos-'khor) of temples in Alchi village in the Leh District, of the Indian state under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council of Jammu and Kashmir.

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