"Pilar Monastery"

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13 January 2026

Tourists stand by a railing near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar and admire panoramic views of the Dom Luis I Bridge, the historic Ribeira district, and the city center of Porto, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

A tourist photographs a seagull near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar on the southern side of the Douro River in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

Tourists stand by a railing near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar and admire panoramic views of the Dom Luis I Bridge, the historic Ribeira district, and the city center of Porto, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

Views of the Dom Luis I Bridge are seen from the viewpoint near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, with the historic Ribeira district and the city center of Porto visible in the background, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

Views of the Dom Luis I Bridge are seen from the viewpoint near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, with the historic Ribeira district and the city center of Porto visible in the background, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

Views of the Dom Luis I Bridge are seen from the viewpoint near the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, with the historic Ribeira district and the city center of Porto visible in the background, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

A police patrol car and two officers of the Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP) are near the Dom Luis I Bridge, viewed from the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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13 January 2026

A police patrol car and two officers of the Portuguese Public Security Police (PSP) are near the Dom Luis I Bridge, viewed from the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, on November 12, 2023.

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26 November 2025

View of the Dom Luis I bridge and Monastery of Saint Augustine of Serra do Pilar by night in Porto, Portugal, on November 26, 2025.

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7 February 2025

View of the Serra do Pilar Monastery (right), located in Vila Nova de Gaia, near the Luis I bridge, in Porto, Portugal, on December 30, 2024.

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10 February 2024

A view of the Monastery of Serra do Pilar, the Dom Luis I Bridge and Douro river in Porto, Portugal on February 10, 2024.

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27 July 2021

The Statue of Unity located at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. The Statue of Unity is dedicated to the history of the swearing-in of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century A.D. at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim lying about 20 KM away from Gangtok. The prince from Kham Minyak had preformed a miraculous feat of raising the main pillar of Sakya Monastery in Tibet single handedly which otherwise would have been possible with only 100,000 men. This occasion is believed to have direct connection with the mystic prophecy pertaining to Sikkim of Mahaguru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche who it the patron saint of Sikkim (Beyul Dremojong or ne Mayalyang) and the history of the Namgyal Dynasty starting from the first coronation at Yuksam.

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27 July 2021

The Statue of Unity located at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. The Statue of Unity is dedicated to the history of the swearing-in of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century A.D. at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim lying about 20 KM away from Gangtok. The prince from Kham Minyak had preformed a miraculous feat of raising the main pillar of Sakya Monastery in Tibet single handedly which otherwise would have been possible with only 100,000 men. This occasion is believed to have direct connection with the mystic prophecy pertaining to Sikkim of Mahaguru Padmasambhava or Guru Rinpoche who it the patron saint of Sikkim (Beyul Dremojong or ne Mayalyang) and the history of the Namgyal Dynasty starting from the first coronation at Yuksam.

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27 July 2021

Holy unity blood stone at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. Kabi Longstok is the site of the swearing of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century AD at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim. A treaty of blood brotherhood was sworn-in in a traditional manner between Thekong Tek and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa at Drak Tsendar with the erection of a symbolic stone smeared with blood. This erection of the stone pillar (Long Tsok in Lepcha) smeared with blood led to the appellation of the place as Kabi Longstok. Kabi Longstok is a historically significant site as well as a holy site and ceremonial site for the Lepcha tribal people of Sikkim.

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27 July 2021

Holy unity blood stone at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. Kabi Longstok is the site of the swearing of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century AD at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim. A treaty of blood brotherhood was sworn-in in a traditional manner between Thekong Tek and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa at Drak Tsendar with the erection of a symbolic stone smeared with blood. This erection of the stone pillar (Long Tsok in Lepcha) smeared with blood led to the appellation of the place as Kabi Longstok. Kabi Longstok is a historically significant site as well as a holy site and ceremonial site for the Lepcha tribal people of Sikkim.

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27 July 2021

Holy unity blood stone at Kabi Longstok, Sikkim, India, on November 06, 2012. Kabi Longstok is the site of the swearing of the oath of blood brotherhood between the Lepcha chief Thekong Tek accompanied by his consort Nyokung Ngal and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa from Kham Minyak in the 13th century AD at Kabi Longtsok in North Sikkim. A treaty of blood brotherhood was sworn-in in a traditional manner between Thekong Tek and Khye (Ghed) Bumsa at Drak Tsendar with the erection of a symbolic stone smeared with blood. This erection of the stone pillar (Long Tsok in Lepcha) smeared with blood led to the appellation of the place as Kabi Longstok. Kabi Longstok is a historically significant site as well as a holy site and ceremonial site for the Lepcha tribal people of Sikkim.

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