Gemur Monastery

Gemur Monastery
Gemur Monastery Location within India
Coordinates	32°36′35″N 77°8′47″E / 32.60972°N 77.14639°E / 32.60972; 77.14639
Monastery information
Location	Gemur, Lahaul Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Founded	c. 1300
Type	Tibetan Buddhist

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Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, 600 to 700 yards above the village of Gemur, Lahaul Spiti district, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 18 kilometres from keylong in 'bhaga valley'Lahaul. The monastery is around 700 years ago.

It contains a sculpture of the goddess 'Marichi Vajravarahi' which dates back to the 11th-12th century AD. The ‘devil dance’ is carried out in the month of July.^[1] The monastery also contains ancient Buddhist miniature paintings, wall paintings, stupas, statues and Buddhist artifacts.

Footnotes

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Gemur Gompa situated in Lahoul & Spiti District Not in Kullu District. It is approximately 21 km from Keylong Headquarter f Lahoul & Spitti District.

References

Buddhist monasteries in Himachal Pradesh

Dhankar Gompa Drigung Monastery Gandhola Monastery Gemur Monastery Gozzangwa Monastery Gandhola Monastery Kardang Monastery Kalachakra Temple Key Monastery Kibber Kungri Monastery Lhalung Monastery Shashur Monastery Tabo Monastery Tangyud Monastery Tayul Monastery Gyuto Monastic

kindly make some correction regarding the exact location of maonastry.the district is LAHOUL SPITI and the distance from kullu is approximately 150 km.

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