The Gue Monastery

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The Gue Monastery
The Gue Monastery

Gue, Himachal Pradesh, India

Gue is a village in the Lahul & Spiti district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. In this little village lays the perfectly well-preserved 500-year-old mummy of Sangha Tenzing. It was a Buddhist monk from Tibet. It was found in a sitting position, with his skin and hair intact. The village is about 40 km from the Tabo Monastery. The latitude 31.11 and longitude 77.16 are the geocoordinate of the Gue.

The village is located just kilometers away from the India-China border where a 550-year-old mummified monk, Sangha Tenzin is being guarded. A few years ago, there were reports that it had been stolen from the shrine and found its way across the border. Though, due to the activeness of local authorities returned the mummy to the shrine. It is believed that natives claim to know of its existence since the mid-Seventies, inside a tomb at a different location. A number of people apparently saw the mummy for the first time after an earthquake disfigured the tomb. But it was only during the excavation by the ITBP that the mummy was "officially" found and moved to its current location.

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Taken on: October 1, 2018
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Camera: Nikon D80, f/10.0, 1/250 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 140 (more info) (hide info)
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Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure Time: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length: 18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO: 140
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Scene Capture Type: Landscape
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