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Monk, Thiksey Monastery

In Ladakh most families will send one of their children to the monastery to live out their life. Their is an intricate relationship between the monastic life and the local communities. Monks perform monthly pujas during the full moon and perform rights of marriage and burial.

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Monk, Thiksey monastery.
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Russ Taylor
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In Ladakh most families will send one of their children to the monastery to live out their life. Their is an intricate relationship between the monastic life and the local communities. Monks perform monthly pujas during the full moon and perform rights of marriage and burial.