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Pituk Destination Guide

Delve into Pituk in India

Pituk in the region of Jammu and Kashmir is a city in India - some 380 mi or ( 612 km ) North of New Delhi , the country's capital .

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Current time in Pituk is now 05:32 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Skardu, Lahore, Gujranwala, Tikse, and Srinagar. While being here, make sure to check out Skardu . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Pituk ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ladakh - A Photographic Journey-HD

7:40 min by Studio194
Views: 18718 Rating: 4.96

A photographic journey to the mystical and beautiful Ladakh. ..

Gurudwara Pathar Sahib Leh Kargil Road, Ladakh India

6:33 min by Gurjeet Pruthi
Views: 5814 Rating: 5.00

This Gurdwara Sahib, built and maintained by the Indian army, is historical and the background is that during his second journey (1515 to 1518) Guru Nanak Sahib stayed here in 1517 on return from Sume ..


India 2012-05 Ladakh-Leh in HD

10:35 min by Prem Chadeesingh
Views: 3493 Rating: 5.00

(change settings to watch in HD) Arriving in Leh, Ladakh, India by plane in May 2012. Stayed at Padma Hotel & Guest House. This movie features some of Leh and surrounding sites. All images copyright b ..

HISTORY of LEH LADAKH INDIA 1989 wedding festival at STOK royale palace

4:32 min by edkooy
Views: 1848 Rating: 5.00

HISTORY of LEH - LADAKH 1989 wedding festival at STOK edkooy Ladakh Traditional Dance LEH - LADAKH 1989 22 years ago 8mm Tibetan dancing traditional singing colorful costumes festival last Shangri-la ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport

Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport is an airport in Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It's one of the highest airports in the world at 3,256 m above mean sea level. The airport is named after the Venerable Kushok Bakula Rinpoche, whose 19th Incarnation was an important Indian and Ladakhi Statesman.

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Located at 34.14 77.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Airports in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

Phyang Monastery

Phyang Monastery, Phyang (or Phiyang) Gompa is a Buddhist monastery located just 15 or 16 kilometres west of Leh in Ladakh, northern India. It was established in 1515.

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Located at 34.19 77.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1515 establishments, Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries

Leh Palace

Leh Palace overlooks the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh, modelled on the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet. The palace was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century, but was later abandoned when Dogra forces took control of Ladakh in the mid-19th century. The royal family moved to Stok Palace. Leh Palace is nine storeys high; the upper floors accommodated the royal family, the stables and store rooms were in the lower floors.

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Located at 34.17 77.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Ladakh, Palaces in Jammu and Kashmir, Ruins in Tibet

Stok

Stok or Stak is village, museum and gompa situated in the Indus Valley 17 km southeast of the Ladakhi capital, Leh. Stok is the current residence of the former royal family of Ladakh and the museum contains the shrines, crown, ceremonial dress and jewelry of the Ladakhi king. Siddhartha School is located in the village

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Located at 34.07 77.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh

Thikse Monastery

Thikse Gompa or Thikse Monastery (also transliterated from Ladakhi as Tikse, Tiksey or Thiksey) (thiksok Nambar tak pe ling) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Yellow Hat sect, located on top of a hill, approximately 19 kilometres east of Leh in Ladakh, India. It is noted for its resemblance to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet and is the largest gompa in central Ladakh. The monastery is located at an altitude of 3,600 metres in the Indus valley.

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Located at 34.06 77.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Buddhist monasteries in Ladakh, Gelug, Gelug monasteries, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries