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Spituk
A short bus ride away from the centre of Leh, Spituk is home to a monastery, and has for centuries, along with Leh itself, been one of the trading hubs of pashmina wool between Kashmir and Western Tibet.
![Paintings in a walk-under stupa.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f148fab9e575e40b9e712b1/1596049152591-RVDFBOFKMDF83XWS6MW2/9C1384A3-AE72-42CF-A67B-6BCFD9455CBC.jpeg)
Paintings in a walk-under stupa.
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Inside Spituk Monastery.
![A thangka Inside Spituk Monastery.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f148fab9e575e40b9e712b1/1596049132305-3IIU9L822JDUCQHSSB29/52D3ABC1-CA7F-4D35-A18E-78F866817FD9.jpeg)
A thangka Inside Spituk Monastery.
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Inside Spituk Monastery.
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Spituk Monastery.
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Spituk Monastery.
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Spituk.
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Spituk Monastery.
![Embroidered gold thread textiles inside Spituk Monastery.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f148fab9e575e40b9e712b1/1596049200779-JG97CCGQ2GGTUEFUVHJE/772E1068-BB10-477C-93A0-E564001AEB66.jpeg)
Embroidered gold thread textiles inside Spituk Monastery.
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Inside Spituk Monastery.
![The windows of Spituk Monastery.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f148fab9e575e40b9e712b1/1596049310744-T85YU179Q2G84T0TSV6Y/ladakh+ed+psPhotos+Library.jpg)
The windows of Spituk Monastery.