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shashur+monastery Latitude and Longitude:

32°34′45″N 77°1′32″E / 32.57917°N 77.02556°E / 32.57917; 77.02556
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Shashur Monastery
Religion
Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Sect Drugpa
Location
Location Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
Shashur Monastery is located in Himachal Pradesh
Shashur Monastery
Location within India
Geographic coordinates 32°34′45″N 77°1′32″E / 32.57917°N 77.02556°E / 32.57917; 77.02556
Architecture
FounderLama Deva Gyatsho

Shashur or Sashur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 137 kilometres from Manali. Sha-shur means "blue pines" in the local dialect, as patches of blue pine can be seen around the monastery. [1] A smaller gompa had existed previous to the current building. In the month of June or July Chham is performed in the monastery. [1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Lahaul and Spiti Tourism:Monasteries". District Lahaul & Spiti. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

References


shashur+monastery Latitude and Longitude:

32°34′45″N 77°1′32″E / 32.57917°N 77.02556°E / 32.57917; 77.02556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shashur Monastery
Religion
Affiliation Tibetan Buddhism
Sect Drugpa
Location
Location Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
CountryIndia
Shashur Monastery is located in Himachal Pradesh
Shashur Monastery
Location within India
Geographic coordinates 32°34′45″N 77°1′32″E / 32.57917°N 77.02556°E / 32.57917; 77.02556
Architecture
FounderLama Deva Gyatsho

Shashur or Sashur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 137 kilometres from Manali. Sha-shur means "blue pines" in the local dialect, as patches of blue pine can be seen around the monastery. [1] A smaller gompa had existed previous to the current building. In the month of June or July Chham is performed in the monastery. [1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b "Lahaul and Spiti Tourism:Monasteries". District Lahaul & Spiti. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2009.

References


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