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Location
Tabo is situated at a height of 3050
m in the Spiti Valley of Himachal
Pradesh. The great scholar, Rinchen
Zangpo, founded it in 996 AD as an
institution for advanced learning.
Sight Seeing
The Spiti Valley was known as The
Kingdom of Guge in the 11th century
AD and comprised a part of Tibet.
Tabo stands on barren flat ground
and celebrated its 1000th anniversary
in 1996. In July and August 1996,
Dalai Lama performed the Kalachakra
Initiation Ceremony at Tabo. Tabo
has several single-storied and mud
structures. The oldest monastery in
the world, the Chor Khor Monastery
was built in 996 AD. It is a belief
over here that it was built overnight.
It has beautiful murals and houses
scriptures, tanghkas and clay Buddha
statues built in Kashmiri style. Beside
the Buddhist architecture, Tabo offers
magnificent scenery of the snow covered
mountain peaks. It is an ideal destination
for those searching for a new and
unexplored destination in the hills
of Himachal Pradesh. The place is
an upcoming hill station as well as
historically important hamlet.
How to Reach Tabo
By Air: Shimla and Kullu are the
nearest airports to Tabo.
By Rail: Shimla and Pathankot
are the nearest railheads to Tabo.
By Road: One can reach Tabo
from Shimla via the Spiti Valley,
Manali via the Rohtang Pass and Zanskar
and Ladakh via the Shingo la and Baralacha
Passes.
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Himachal Pradesh. To book a tour or
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