Hunder Monastery
Hundar Monastery, also known as Hundar Gompa, is a Buddhist monastery in the Hundar village, in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India. It is located near the Diskit Monastery Diskit Monastery also known as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery (gompa) in Diskit, in the Nubra Valley in the Leh district of Ladakh, India. It belongs to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddh ... and Lachung Temple, situated just below the main road, near the bridge. Footnotes {{Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and temples in India ...
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Hundar, Leh
Hundar is a village in the Leh district of Ladakh, India famous for Sand dune, Sand dunes, Bactrian camel, Bactrian camels. It is located in the Nubra Valley, Nubra tehsil, on the banks of the Shyok River. The Hunder Monastery is located here. Hundar was once the capital of the former Nubra kingdom. There are several ruined buildings, including the ruins of the King's palace, the Langchen Khar ("Elephant Palace"). There is a fort at the top of the hill, called Gula. Hundar also has two Buddhist temples: the white temple (Lhakhang Karpo) and the red temple (Lhakhang Marpo). Between Hundar and Diskit lie sand dunes. Demographics According to the 2011 census of India, Hundar has 269 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 60.65%. References

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