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Buddha park at west Sikkim.

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On the way to tsomgo lake, East Sikkim

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Views of Gangtok. East Sikkim

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North Sikkim, way to Thangu...awesome to place visit.

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Sikkim Festivals
Kagyed Dance
Post-harvest masked-dance festival to ward off evil and bring good fortune in the coming year: The dance (chaam), symbolizing the victory of good over evil are performed at the Tsuk-La-Khang, Phodong and Rumtek monasteries.

Losoong
The Sikkimese New Year. This Buddhist festival marks the end of the harvest season and is celebrated with great feasting at home. Archery contests are held amidst much feasting and merry making.

Maghe Sankranti
Hindu festival commemorating the passing of harsh winter days and welcoming spring. Fairs are held at the confluence of rivers, the most notable one being the 'Jorethang Mela'. On the first day, devout Hindus take a ritual bath at these holy spots.

Guthor Chhaam
Religious masked dances celebrating the end of the Tibetan calendar year and welcoming the new year. Held in the monasteries of Rumtek, Pemayangtse and Phodong two days ahead of Losar.

Losar
Though this is the Tibetan New Year, this is apparently is more respected by the Sikkimese society than Losoong. Again, a time for feasting and merry making.

Bumchu
Held at the Tashiding Monastery in West Sikkim, this two-day festival occurs a fortnight after Losar where the abbot of the monastery unveils a pot of holy water that will forecast Sikkim's fortune for the year ahead. Too much or too little water in the pot signifies troubled times. If the water-level is found to be at the center, it signifies peace and prosperity. Some of this water is then diluted with regular water to be distributed among devotees at the festival.

Flower Festival
A call to international visitors to witness Sikkim's rich floral resources commemorated with a flower show at the White Hall.

Saga Dawa
Also known as the 'Thrice Blessed Day', as it is believed that the Buddha's soul entered his mother's womb, and as an adult he attained enlightenment and passed onto nirvana on this day. A day of spiritual rededication for Buddhists. In Gangtok for several hours, a never-ending procession that is miles long wends through the streets where monks and lay Buddhists parade with religious banners, icons and holy books.

Guru Rimpoche Trungkar Tshechu
A great dance drama performed at the Rumtek Monastery enacting the eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava, the Indian sage who was responsible for consolidating Buddhism in Tibet. He is also revered by the Sikkimese as Guru Rimpoche, and during his travels he is supposed to have visited Sikkim.

Tendong Lho Rum Faat
A Lepcha festival to mark the celebration of Tendong Hill. According to legend, the hill rose like a horn during the 'great flood' and saved the people.

Pang Lhabsol
Unique to Sikkim, this festival is in honour of Khangchendzonga, guardian and protector deity of Sikkim. An important feature of the celebration is the spectacular 'warrior dance' in which swordsmen leap and prance with intricate steps hailing martial war-cries. Introduced during the reign of the third Chogyal Chador Namgyal, it was the monarch who choreographed this drama in order to keep his soldiers 'fit-to-fence' .

Dasain
Dasain is the main festival of the Hindu Nepalese in Sikkim. This too signifies the victory of good over evil. The elders of the family bless the young with 'tika' and gratuities.

Tihar
Corresponding to the Indian 'festival of lights', Laxmi Puja or Diwali and celebrated similarly, Nepalese tradition also includes 'Bhai Tika' on the day after, where sisters offer tika, gifts, and special meals to their brothers.

2008 List of Holidays and Festivals


Jan 1

New Years Day



Jan 14-15

Maghe Sankranti

Nepali Hindu festival marked by fairs at the confluence of major rivers. Major sites are Jorethang in South Sikkim, and Tribeni near Teesta Bazaar

Jan 26

Republic Day

Government ceremony at the Raj Bhawan

Feb 7

Losar

Tibetan New Year

Feb 8

Sonam Lhochar

Tamang New Year

Mar 21

Good Friday



Mar 22

Holi

Hindu festival of colors

Apr 14

Chaite Dasain /
Ram Nawami

Commemorating the birth of Lord Rama

Apr 14

Ambedkar Jayanti



May 16

State Day



May 27

Sakewa

A Rai festival in which dancers enact the legend of how their gods gave them the wisdom to transform themselves from hunter-gatherers to farmers, and to plant the first rice.

Jun 18

Saga Dawa

The Thrice Blessed Day of the Buddha. In Gangtok both monks and lay Buddhists parade the street carrying holy books.

July 13

Bhanu Jayanti

Birthday of the Nepali poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya

Aug 5

Drukpa Tsheshi

Celebrates Buddha's preaching of the Four Noble Truths. Not a major festival in Gangtok but is celebrated with great fanfare in Muguthang, North Sikkim.

Aug 8

Tendong Lho Rum Faat

An annual homage to Mount Tendong by the Lepcha for having saved their tribe from annihilation in the great flood. Ceremonies at Mount Tendong

Aug 11

Guru Rimpoche Trungkar Tshechu

Chham (Masked Dance) at the Rumtek Monastery - enacts the eight manifestations of Guru Padmasambhava, the Indian sage who was responsible for consolidating Buddhism in Tibet.

Aug 15

Independence Day

Government ceremony at the Paljor Stadium

Aug 24

Janamasthami

Birthday of Lord Krishna

Sep 15

Pang Lhabsol

A Buddhist Festival unique to Sikkim only. Introduced by the 3rd. Chogyal Chador Namgyal, this is a masked dance opera worshipping Mount Khangchendzonga held in Tsuk-La-Khang (Gangtok), Pemayangtse and Rabongla.

Oct 2

Gandhi Jayanti

Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi

Oct 2

Id Ul Fitr

Moslem festival

Oct 6-10

Dasain-Durga Puja

Hindu Dussera festival

Oct 28-31

Laxmi Puja/Tihar

Hindu festival of light

Nov 19

Lhabab Dhuechen

Celebrating Buddha's descent from Heaven. Ceremonies held within monasteries

Dec 12

Teyongsi Sirijunga Sawan Tongnam

Commemorating the birth of the renowned Limbu king, Teyongsi, who is said to have created the Sirijunga script.

Dec 25

Christmas

Love Feast at the Gangtok Church

Dec 26

Kagyed Dance

Old Rumtek Monastery, Lingdum Monastery, Phodong Monastery

Dec 27

Barahimizong



Dec 28-31

Losoong

Sikkimese Buddhist New Year
(Harvest Festival)

Dec 30

Tamu Lochar

Gurung New Year

NB: Festivals indicated in red within the table denote traditional cultural activities and may be of interest for visitors

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Come and Explore Beautifull and green Sikkim.

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Tsomgo Lake..

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nathula pass..

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Lachen - Lachung - Yumthang (2 night / 3 days )


Day 1
GANGTOK TO LACHEN VALLEY :
morning around 11 30 am , transfer towards to lachen and on the route to lachen , u can have a great view of mountain range mt kanchendzonga and on the way u will have a picture view waterfalls and one of them is the famous seven sister falls which makes u feel worth to take a photo in front of it . then, on the way , lunch at phodong , and proceed towards chungthang , which is a sub divisional office of north sikkim . proceed towards lachen and check in at the hotel , have tea or coffee and evening dinner and early bed .

Day 2
GURUDONGMER LAKE TO LACHUNG VALLEY :
Early in the morning around 5 am proceed to Gurudongmer Lake (17200ft) 3 hours drive from Lachen, via Thangu and Chopta valley, take a break for breakfast, tea or coffee at Thangu valley (This is a acclimatized zone before proceeding to Gurudongmer Lake /Guru with red face), Proceed ahead watching beautiful landscaped (Gurudongmer lake is one of the Sacred lake where Gurupadmasambhava taken one night stay out here before leaving for Tibet (it’s a boarder area of Sikkim and Tibet). Back to lachen at 12 noon, take a Lunch and transfer to Lachung overnight stay.

Day 3
LACHUNG –YUMTHANG- BACK TO GANGTOK :
Morning have a breakfast and take a excursion towards yumthang valley which is 24 km from lachung which is at the height of 11800 ft and it is know as the valley of flowers – with the marvelous blend of rodhendoun flowers which gives a gateway to heaven . take a dip at a hot spring which is located just below the mountain range and after that on the way back to lachung u can visit lachung gumpa which is the oldest monastery located on the high altitude.get back to lachung and have a walk in and around lachung valley . and back to gangtok

10/04/2015

Gangtok Tour (4 Nights / 5 days) :


Day 1
BAGDOGRA /NJP TO GANGTOK :
Meet and greet at airport /railway station and transfer to Gangtok (5600ft ) capital of sikkim , a beautiful hill town in northeast state via a mighty Teesta river valley which leads towards Gangtok ., check in the hotel and evening individuals activities .

Day 2
EXCURSION TO TSOMGO LAKE / BABA MANDIR :
After breakfast start for an excursion to Tsomgo Lake (12,400 ft.) Literally means the “source of the lake†in Bhutia language . it is located at the distance of 38 kms from Gangtok . this lake remains placid during winter months . it has a variety of flowers such as rhododendrons , various species of primulas , blue & yellow poppies , irish etc. and it is also an ideal habitat of red panda and various species of birds too. After that another place to visit is Baba Mandir which lies between Nathula pass and Jelep – la pass . it is a pilgrimage center .

Day 3
NATHULA EXCURSION :
Early around 9 am – transfer towards Nathula which is a border line between India and China and it is situated at the altitude of 14,450 ft , to reach Nathula it wil take 56 kms from Gangtok . It is a highest motorable roads and richly covered with varieties of alpine flora and fauna . Even u can see a trade with border resident and Tibet region people . back to Gangtok and overnight stay .

Day 4
GANGTOK LOCAL SIGHTSEEING :
Early in the morning after breakfast , the place u can visits for local sight seeing starts with Enchey monastery , Chorten monastery , Tashi view point , Ganesh tok , Hanuman tok , Flower complex which gives you a glimpse of wild orchids found in Sikkim , Gangtok rope way , Namgyal institute of tibetology Rumtek dharma chakra center , Banjhakri falls , Bakthang waterfalls , Hur –huray dara ( namg nang) . later evening back to the hotel . overnight stay .

Day 5
GANGTOK TO BAGDOGRA AIRPORT / NJP RAILYWAY STATION :
After breakfast , transfer back to njp station or Bagdogra airport which is a 4 hrs drive distance , on the way u can even take a wild water rafting at teesta river with a thrilling adventure . tour ends at this point and boarding back to your destination with a sweet memory of northeast .