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Phuktal monastery

The Buddha Smiles Again

Amita Shah

Padum in Zanskar was a small, isolated Buddhist town accessed in winters only through an arduous trek over a river of ice. Today, Amita Shah finds a new highway offshoot that has brought the world to it

Zanskar: Magic Mountains

Zanskar is poised between its Buddhist heritage and development that promises wealth

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