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"Gemur Monastery : The beautiful sculpture of 'Marichi Vajravarahi' belongs to 11th to 12 th centuries AD., located in Lahaul. The figures of the goddess is lovely and dophisticated. It is 18 km. from Keylong in 'Bhaga Valley' where devil dance is held during July in the Gompa."
http://www.himachalworld.com/religious-tourism/monasteries-in-himachal.html#list_of_monasteries_in_himachal
"Gemur Monastery is a Buddhist monastery, 600 to 700 yards above the village of Gemur, Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is located 38 kilometres from Manali. The monastery is around 700 years old."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemur_Monastery
Input by: tmciolek, Apr 4, 2012
Final data (and their sources)
Last updated: 02 Apr 2013
Lat/Long coordinates' accuracy:
The monastery in question is assumed to be situated actually no farther than 2 km from the point defined by the coordinates below.
General location of the Gemur monastery, IN.
Lat 32.609722 Long 77.146389
Mapping & images: Falling Rain Genomics (http://www.fallingrain.com), 2012.
Google Map link:
Final data - explanatory notes
1. Monastery's name
- Gemur monastery - http://www.himachalworld.com/religious-tourism/monasteries-in-himachal.html#list_of_monasteries_in_himachal
2. Monastery's modern country & province
- India: Himachal Pradesh
3. Monastery's alternative/historical names
- [missing data]
4. Monastery's lat/long coordinates
- Approx., Lat 32.609722 Long 77.146389 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemur_Monastery
5. Other known nearby Buddhist monasteries
- Guru Ghantal monastery
- Kardang monastery
6. Modern name of the known nearest city, town, or village
- Keylong - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylong
7. The settlement's alternative/historical names
- Kyelong - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylong
- Kyelang - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylong
8. The settlement's coordinates
- Approx., Lat 32.58 Long 77.03 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylong
9. Monastery's major Buddhist tradition
- Vajrayana - http://www.himachalworld.com/religious-tourism/monasteries-in-himachal.html#list_of_monasteries_in_himachal
10. Monastery's Buddhist sub-tradition
- [missing data]
11. Date-early
- 11th to 12th century AD - http://www.himachalworld.com/religious-tourism/monasteries-in-himachal.html#list_of_monasteries_in_himachal
- MBM chrono-tag 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p 1100-32p 1133-66p 1167-99p - tmciolek 2 Apr 2013
- 1000-32p 1033-66p 1067-99p 1100-32p 1133-66p 1167-99p 1200=> dated-el
12. Date-intermediate
- [missing data]
13. Date-late
- Active in the 2000s - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemur_Monastery
- MBM chrono-tag 1200=> - tmciolek 2 Apr 2013
14. Details of contacts with other monasteries
- [missing data]
15. Type of evidence regarding the monastery
- Architectural
16. Additional notes
- [missing data] (incl. details of the size of the monastic population)
17. Corrections & addenda to this page were kindly provided by
- [missing data]
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