Tabo
taboco | |
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town | |
 Tabo Gompa, Spiti | |
| Nickname: tabaco | |
  Tabo Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Tabo Tabo (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°05′37″N 78°22′58″E / 32.0937°N 78.3829°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Lahaul and Spiti |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Nagar Palika |
| Elevation | 3,280 m (10,760 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | HP- |
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Tabo is a small town in the Lahaul and Spiti district on the banks of the Spiti River in Himachal Pradesh, India. The town lies on the road between Rekong Peo and Kaza (alternative spelling: Kaja), the sub-divisional headquarters of Spiti. The town surrounds a Buddhist monastery which, according to legend, is said to be over a thousand years old. The Dalai Lama has expressed his desire to retire to Tabo, since he maintains that the Tabo Monastery is one of the holiest. In 1996, the Dalai Lama conducted the Kalachakra initiation ceremony in Tabo, which coincided with the millennium anniversary celebrations of the Tabo monastery. The ceremony was attended by thousands of Buddhists from across the world. Tabo Monastery's spiritual head is Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche.