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Spituk Monastery
Location within India
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| Location | Leh district Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Founded by | Od-de, the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od |
| Founded | 11th century |
| Type | Tibetan Buddhist |
| Sect | Gelug |
| Festivals | Gustor Festival: 27-29th of the 11th month |
Spituk Monastery or Spituk Gompa is a Buddhist monastery in Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 8 kilometres from Leh.[1] It was founded by Od-de, the elder brother of Lha Lama Changchub Od in the 11th Century. Founded as a Red Hat institution, the monastery was taken over by the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century.
The monastery contains 100 monks and a giant statue of Kali (unveiled during the annual Spitok festival).
Every year the Gustor Festival is held at Spituk from the 27th to 29th day in the eleventh month of the Tibetan calendar.[1]
Spituk has an average elevation of 3,307 metres (10,852 feet).
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