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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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