Spitok

Infobox Indian Jurisdiction
native_name = Spitok | type = | latd = 34.13| longd = 77.62
altitude = 3307
state_name = Jammu and Kashmir
district = Ladakh
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Spitok (or Spituk or Pituk) gompa, situated 7 km west of the Ladakhi capital Leh is one of the key Gelugpa or Yellow Hat Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh (administering a number of subsidurary monasteries). Containing 100 monks and a giant statue of Kali (unveiled during the annual Spitok festival), the monastery was founded in the 11th century as a Red Hat institution and was taken over by the Yellow Hat sect in the 15th century.

Geography

Spitok is located at coord|34.13|N|77.62|E. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/12/Pituk.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Spitok] ] It has an average elevation of 3,307 metres (10,852 feet).

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