Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Two Indian Buddhist Sites Amongst the World's 10 Endangered Treasures

In a report released by the world tourism experts, 2 Indian sites are under danger due to the lack of proper preservation and maintenance work as well as changing climatic conditions.Incidentally,the two sites are related to Buddhism.

The first of these is the Dhankar Gompa in Himachal Pradesh faces neglect and also suffers from land erosion. The other one is the old Leh town. The weather patter is causing the damage here. Leh is one place where the Buddhist culture still thrives in India. Monasteries and monks can be spotted easily in this town. Leh is situated in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir

The lovers of culture and heritage, like me, will definitely wish that the two sites in India are given proper care and steps are taken to protect them from getting ruined. These sites should be there for the future generations to see.

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