Ban Jhakri Falls is the newest sightseeing attraction in Gangtok, it is 10-12 km away from Gangtok. It is mainly a waterfall which is falling from 40 feet height with an incredible force and it is surrounded by different Sikkimese, Ban Jhakri, LyamLamayMangpas and Lepcha ancestors’ statues. There is a dragon also in the middle …
Pal Zumrang Kagyud Monastery in Lingdum popularly known as Ranka Monastery is a comparatively newly built monastery in Sikkim. Located in a peaceful countryside on the opposite hill facing the Gangtok town this monastery is under the Kagyud sect of Buddhism, which propagates the teaching of Tibetan Buddhism. At a distance of approx 20kms from …
Rumtek Monastery is the most important and largest monastery pilgrim center in Sikkim located 24kms away from Gangtok, the capital town of Sikkim. The Monastery also known as the Dharma Chakra Center was built in 1960 to spread the teachings of Buddha, by the 16th Karmapa Gyalwa, who came from Tibet to Sikkim during the …
