Dhankar Gompa (also Dankhar, Drangkhar or Dhangkar Gompa;
Brang-mkhar or Grang-mkhar)
is village and also a Gompa, a Buddhist temple in the district of Lahaul and Spiti in India. It is situated at an elevation of 3,894
metres (12,774 feet) in the Spiti Valley above Dhankar Village, between the towns of Kaza and Tabo. The complex is built on a 1000-foot
(300-metre) high spur overlooking the confluence of the Spiti and Pin Rivers -
one of the world's most spectacular settings for a gompa. Dhang or dangmeans
cliff, and kar or khar means
fort. Hence Dhangkar means fort on a cliff.
Picture Source: Collected from Internet
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