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Monastery stands tall at shore of Shey Phoksundo Lake

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Nestled atop a hill with a breathtaking view of Shey Phoksundo Lake, the Pal Shenten Thasung Tsholing monastery stands at Rigma village of Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality-8, Dolpa. Photo: Lekh Bahadur Buda/RSS

Dolpa, Nov.26:   Nestled atop a hill with a breathtaking view of Shey Phoksundo Lake, the Pal Shenten Thasung Tsholing monastery stands at Rigma village of Shey Phoksundo Rural Municipality-8, Dolpa. The monastery was built before 10 th century. 

There is a history that the monastery was established to protect the community and prevent the hunting of wild animals. Recently, the monastery has been systematically reconstructed.



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