While Buddhism as a religion was founded in India, only 0.7% of Indians describe themselves as Buddhist. But in the town of Tawang, 10,000 feet above sea level, the connections to Tibet are centuries old and still very much alive. It's called the Land of the Lamas.
India's Land of the Lamas
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Gilded Buddha statue at Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.
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A young student at the school at the Tawang Monastery.
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Monks unfurl a tankha painting at Tawang Monastery.
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Tawang Monastery seen from a distance.
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