Namchi district · Experiences
Monasteries and shrines in South 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. 10 experiences below, each with its time, cost and the best hour to go.
Monasteries and shrines
Borong to Ralang: two monasteries by afternoon light
A short drive or walk from Borong back towards Ravangla to the old Karma Rabtenling monastery of 1768 and the large Palchen …
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Buddha Park at opening time
Be at the gate when Tathagata Tsal opens, walk the long avenue while it is still quiet, circle the 130 ft Buddha …
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Butter lamps and dusk at Tathagata Tsal
Return late in the afternoon, when the tour groups have left, to light a butter lamp, walk a last kora around the …
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A Char Dham yatra in two hours
Walk the full round of Siddhesvara Dham as pilgrims do: the four dham replicas, twelve jyotirlingas and the great Shiva, with time …
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Evening aarti on Solophok hill
Stay on at Char Dham for the evening lamp ceremony, when bells ring across the hilltop and the Shiva statue is lit …
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Up the Rangeet valley to Legship's riverside temple
A short river-valley drive north from Jorethang to Legship in Gyalshing district, where the Kirateshwar Mahadev temple stands by the Rangeet. A …
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Visit Kewzing's Bon monastery with your host
A quiet visit to one of very few Bon monasteries in India, guided by your homestay host. Learn how the Bon tradition, …
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Two statues before breakfast: Namchi's hill circuit
A morning car loop that takes in Samdruptse's Guru Rinpoche, the Rock Garden and Siddhesvara Dham's Shiva while the light is clear …
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Morning prayers at Palchen Choeling
Arrive early to hear monks chanting in Palchen Choeling's assembly hall, with drums, horns and the smell of butter lamps. Sit quietly …
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A slow kora around Guru Rinpoche
Climb the prayer-wheel stairway, walk clockwise around the statue as Sikkimese pilgrims do, and sit for a while in the shrine room …
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