Mangan district · Experiences
Monasteries and shrines in North 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. 6 experiences below, each with its time, cost and the best hour to go.
Monasteries and shrines
Walking the pilgrims' shore
At the lake, join the pilgrims' slow clockwise walk past chortens and prayer flags to the small shrine looked after by Lachen …
Monasteries and shrines
Visiting Labrang Monastery
A quiet hour at a Nyingma monastery built between 1826 and 1843, on a forest ledge above Phodong. See the courtyard, prayer …
Monasteries and shrines
Ngodrub Choling, Lachen's monastery
Climb to Lachen Monastery, built in 1858, for its murals, its monastic school and a wide view down the Lachen valley. This …
Monasteries and shrines
Morning walk to Lachung Monastery
Cross the Lachung Chu on foot and climb to the village's Nyingma monastery, founded in 1880, for morning prayers and a view …
Monasteries and shrines
Visiting Phodong Monastery
A calm hour at a Karma Kagyu monastery that Wikipedia credits to Chogyal Gyurmed Namgyal in 1740: courtyard, prayer hall, murals and …
Monasteries and shrines
Joining pilgrims at the Tholung Kamsel
Once every three years Tholung's sealed relics are opened, aired and shown to the faithful. Walk up with pilgrims from across Sikkim …
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