▁the ▁Dru k pa ▁school . ▁ ▁S eng ge ▁Nam gy al ▁died ▁at ▁Han le ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁from ▁an ▁expedition ▁against ▁the ▁Mong ols , ▁who ▁had ▁occupied ▁Ts ang ▁and ▁were ▁threaten ing ▁Lad akh . ▁ ▁Out side ▁don ations ▁established ▁the ▁T ashi ▁Cho eling ▁(" Aus p icious ▁D har ma ▁Centre ") ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁providing ▁support ▁for ▁resident ▁n uns ▁( who ▁number ed ▁ 4 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ). ▁In ▁a ▁January , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁article ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁had ▁only ▁ 1 0 ▁resident ▁mon ks ▁with ▁ 3 3 ▁coming ▁regularly ▁for ▁pray ers . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Indian ▁Astronom ical ▁Observ atory . ▁The ▁location ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁village ▁and ▁the ▁observ atory ▁are ▁highly ▁sensitive ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁/ ▁Chinese ▁border ▁and ▁special ▁permission ▁is ▁needed ▁to ▁visit ▁either ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁India . ▁F uk che ▁air port ▁is ▁ ▁away ▁and ▁Uk d ung le ▁is ▁close ▁by . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Lang , ▁Kar en ▁E . ▁and ▁photos ▁by ▁Matt ias ▁Kl um . ▁" In ▁their ▁own ▁world : ▁The ▁sacred ▁community ▁of ▁India ' s ▁forb idden ▁Han le ▁Valley ." ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Magazine . ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁pp .   8 8 – 9 9 . ▁ ▁R iz vi