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UPSC 2014: With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India, consider the following pairs: Famous shrine — Location 1. Tabo monastery and temple complex : Spiti Valley 2. Lhotsava Lhakhang temple, Nako : Zanskar Valley 3. Alchi temple complex : Ladakh Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Tabo Monastery is located in the Spiti Valley (Himachal Pradesh) and Alchi temple complex is in Ladakh—both pairs are correct. Lhotsava (Lotsava) Lhakhang is part of the 11th-century Nako Monastery complex situated in Kinnaur, not in the Zanskar Valley; hence pair 2 is incorrect. Thus only pairs 1 and 3 are correctly matched. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabo_Monastery?utm_source=openai))
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