Gangtok is the capital of
northern Indian state of Sikkim and also one of the largest town in Sikkim, established
as a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the 1840s. This is one of the most famous and sightseeing
destination place in India and has been known to be one of the top 10 hill stations in India. The city became
center of an independent monarchy after British rule ended, but joined India in
1975. The place is located in the east Himalayan range. They have about 100
thousand population. Each of them belongs to dissimilar communities with
Nepali, Lepcha and Bhutia. They enjoy a mild temperate climate all year round
as it is surrounded by Himalayan peaks. Gangtok is a great place to visit that
serves the purpose of being a great hill station to visit.
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| Hill Stations in India |
Place to visit Gangtok
- Ban Jhakri Falls
- Ganesh Tok
- Hanuman Tok
- Himalayan Zoological Park
- Nathula Pass
- Rumtek Monastery
- Seven Sister Waterfalls
- Tashi View Point
- Tsomgo Lake
Adventure Activities
- Trekking / Hiking
- White Water Rafting
Events & Festivals
- Dashain-Yearly
- Tihar-Yearly
- Christmasy-December
- Holi-March
- New Year in January by bhutias and lepchas
- Tibetians for Losar celebrated in jan and feb with the devil dance.
- Maghe Sankranti-Yearly
- Ram navami-Yearly
- Buddha Jayanti-Yearly
- Chotrul duchen-Yearly
- Dalai lama birthday-Yearly
- Loosong-Yearly
- Bhumchu
- Saga dawa
- Drupka teshi
- Lhabab Duechen
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