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With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India, consider the following pairs

With reference to Buddhist history, tradition and culture in India, consider the following pairs:
Famous shrine : Location
1. Tabo monastery and temple complex : Spiti Valley
2. Lhotsava Lhakhang : Zanskar Valley
3. Aichi temple complex : Ladakh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly?

(a)

1 only

(b)

2 and 3 only

(c)

1 and 3 only

(d)

1, 2 and 3 only

Answer:

(c)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

The village of Nako, at about 13,000 feet (3,900 m), in Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh has an early temple complex. The main temple is called the Lhotsava Lakhang, or the temple of the great translator Rinchen Zangpo. Enclosed between the Greater Himalaya and the Zaskar, Nako is located at the east end of Kinnaur Valley. Tikdam: