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Head of 7.5m tall gilded-copper Buddha statue within Naropa Palace temple, originally installed in 1645.

Keywords

Buddhist, Building, Colour, Himalaya, India, Ladakh, Leh, Places, Shey, buddha, decorated, monastery, statue, yellow

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