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RANKA MONASTERY

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 …

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RUMTEK MONASTERY

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 …

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GANGTOK

Washed by the clouds and swiped by cool mountain breeze with the hymn of the monks, the old monasteries, the colorful prayer flags, the buzzing market in the downtown – Gangtok is a city in transition.  The modern Capital of Sikkim, Gangtok has lot of attractions for the tourists. The cosmopolitan town is a perfect …

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