Tag: Sikkim
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Pemayangtse Monastery Pelling Sikkim
Pelling (in Sikkim) is home to one of the most beautiful monasteries I have ever seen – the Pemayangtse Monastery. Founded by Lama Lhatsun Chempo in 1705, it is one of the oldest and premier monasteries of Sikkim. Also interesting is the fact that this was a monastery specially built for “pure monks” (ta-tshang) meaning…
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Park dedicated to the Witch Doctors
Somewhere in Sikkim is this strange touristy spot- a park dedicated to the Banjhakri- or the witch doctors. The life like sculptures in the park are one helluva scary art piece. Local lore has it that the BanJhakri can cure any disease that befalls man, but its like a double edged sword. The apparently moody…
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Ginger & army issue socks- battling the cold in N Sikkim
North Sikkim is a sparsely populated district, which sees really harsh winters esp in the Gurudongmar Lake area. We were doing a road trip across Sikkim and decided that instead of going to the valley of flowers (given that it was December & no flowers would be blooming), we would explore the mountainous climes of…
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Organic farming – tough road ahead
I went on a trip to Sikkim, with a pal who works for organic farming certification in that state. And while I was doing my sightseeing, managed to enquire a bit about how organic farming is structured and marketed in the country. Quite an interesting case study it is. Organic farming involves complete dependency on…
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Sikkim- Gods own garden
Nestled between China, Nepal, Bhutan and West Bengal is the small and beautiful state of Sikkim… With a population of barely 6 lakhs residing in 7000 sq Kms, its indeed one of those few places (in India) where man has not yet tarnished the natural beauty. Infact in Sikkim , it seems we have found…