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Gangtok |
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Gangtok, the capital city of
Sikkim is located on a ridge at a height of 5500
metres. With a spectacular view of the
Khangchendzonga, the town provides the perfect
base for travel through the state. |
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Namgyal Research Institute of Tibetology |
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Set amidst a small forest a
little below the main Gangtok bazaar, the
institute was established in 1958 to promote
serious study and research on Buddhism. |
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Enchey Monastery |
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This monastery is built on a
site blessed by Lama Drutob Karpo, a great
Tantric master who is believed to have flown
here from Maenam Hill and built a small
hermitage here 200 years ago. |
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Bulbuley Zoological Park |
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Located just above Gangtok,
the park is home to a number of animals living
in open enclosures in their natural habitat. |
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Tsomgo |
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35 km from Gangtok and at an
altitude of 12,310 ft, the ethereally beautiful
Tsomgo Lake is a must on every visitor’s
itinerary |
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Rumtek Monastery |
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Located on the hill facing
Gangtok, 23 kms from here, Rumtek Monastery is
the seat of His Holiness the Gyalwa Karmapa of
the Kargyu sect of Buddhis and is an almost
replica of the original monastery in Tsurpu
inTibet. |
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