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Stakna Monastery
Stakna Rd, Stakna, Jammu and Kashmir 194201 Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Stakna Gompa, famous for the splendid architecture on a 60 m high isolated rock and one of the most accessible monasteries, is another eye-catching monastery located 25 km from Leh. This monastery is a visual display of the religious and cultural heritage of India and Buddhism. The Monastery is renowned as 'Tiger's Nose Monastery' as the rock on which the gompa located is shaped like a tiger leaping up to the sky and with the building itself is placed on the nose of this rock tiger.
