Safe from Evil Spirits - a photo on Flickriver

Leh is the capital of Ladakh in the Himalayan hills where there are many temples, castles and stupas which were built by the ancestral dharmarajas.
This is a view of the small fort and monastery complex of Namgyal Tsemo which was built during the lifetime of king Tashi Namgyal who ruled from 1500 to 1532.
It was shot before sunset from the upper terrace of Leh Palace.

During the invasion of the Hor army many of the Hor died in battle and all their bodies were placed under an image of Mahakala over which a temple devoted to the guardian deities was settled.
Their evil spirits were crushed in order to repulse further attack from the border...

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Taken in: India / Jammu and Kashmir / Leh (show map)

Taken on: May 12, 2009

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ18, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 18.8mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FZ18
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	18.8mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS4 Macintosh
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