Rekong Peo Prayer Wheel Hub

High in the Kinnaur Valley, the town of Rekong Peo has a Buddhist Prayer Wheel shaded beneath a small tree

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Bodhi Leaf Rekong Peo Prayer Wheel Hub

High in the Kinnaur Valley, the town of Rekong Peo has a Buddhist Prayer Wheel shaded beneath a small tree


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Taxon Botany:

  • Common name: Banj Oak: An evergreen oak from the western slopes of the central Himalaya, found with rhododendrons, pines, and walnuts in a distinctively Eurasian-derived forest community
  • Botanical species: Quercus leucotrichofora
  • Botanical family : Fagaceae [Oak]

CompassGeography:

  • Latitude: 31.540721 ° north of the Equator
  • Longitude: 78.271332 ° east of the Prime Meridian
  • Altitude: 2302.5 metres above sea level

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Journey Journey:

  • Mountains of Cedar and Snow
  • Path : Based in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with excursions to Dharamsala and through the Kinnaur and Spiti Valleys
  • Date photographed: 31.05.10

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For the landmarked tree named Rekong Peo Prayer Wheel Hub , the database reference code is: t014.


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