Gangtok district · Experiences
Monasteries and shrines in East Sikkim
Gompas, chortens, caves and temples
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Prayer halls at their own hours, mask dances on their own days, and someone to explain what you see. 7 experiences below, each with its time, cost and the best hour to go.
Monasteries and shrines
Visit the shrine of Baba Harbhajan Singh
Pay respects at the Army-run shrine to Sepoy Harbhajan Singh, who died near Nathu La in 1968 at 22. See his quarters …
Monasteries and shrines
Morning prayers at Enchey
Reach Enchey before the sightseeing taxis and sit at the back of the prayer hall while the monks chant with drums and …
Monasteries and shrines
Ganesh Tok shrine and the view over Gangtok
Climb the short steps to the tiny Ganesh shrine, stoop through its doorway to offer a prayer, then stand on the terrace …
Monasteries and shrines
A quiet visit to the Hanuman Tok temple
Climb the steps to the small Hanuman temple built in 1950 over a sacred stone and kept by the Indian Army. A …
Monasteries and shrines
Afternoon prayers at Lingdum Monastery
Time your visit to Lingdum for the young monks' afternoon prayers, when horns and drums echo across the forest clearing. Then walk …
Monasteries and shrines
Morning prayers and the Golden Stupa
Sit in on prayers in Rumtek's main hall, modelled on the Karmapas' Tibetan seat at Tsurphu, then visit the Golden Stupa that …
Monasteries and shrines
Sang Monastery and Phaya Lama's prints
Visit the Karma Dubgyu Chokhorling, a Kagyu monastery built in 1912, and ask to see the two stones bearing a footprint and …
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