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Which is the largest monastery in India?

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Phuktal monastery
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Tawang monastery
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Kye monastery
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Thiksey monastery
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Solution

The correct option is A Tawang monastery
  • Tawang Monastery, in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, is the largest monastery in India and second largest in the world after the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
  • It is situated in the valley of the Tawang River, near the small town of the same name in the northwestern part of Arunachal Pradesh, in close proximity to the Tibetan and Bhutanese border.
  • Tawang Monastery is known in Tibetan as Galden Namgey Lhatse, which translates to "celestial paradise in a clear night."

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