| States of
India-Sikkim-
Gangtok |
|
|
|
|
|
Introduction :
|
|
Gangtok capital of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the south of the
district of east sikkim. It occupies a rising ridge of the state. The
hill resort of Gangtok is popular destination of India. Closing to
Gangtok there are three popular viewing points offering panoramas of the
Kanchenjunga Range. the tour of the hill resort of Gangtok reveals that
the himalayas in the backdrop of the town. Gangtok is famous for the
monasteries. Its the second small state of India. Gangtok is a
picturesque clinging town with monasteries , parks, pagoda styles houses
and colorful bazaars. No one knows how the Lepchas came to Sikkim, but
their can be traced back to the animist Nagas of the Indo-Burmese
border. Buddhism which arrived from Tibet in 13 th century took its
distinctive sikkimese from four centuries later when three Tibetan monks
disenchanted with the rise of the reformist Gelug -Pas, migrated south
and gathered at Yoksum in western sikkim. Over the centuries territory
was lost to Bhutanese, the Nepalese and the British. sikkim originally
ceded Darjeeling to the east India company as a spa in 1817, but was
forced to give up all claims to it in 1861, when kingdom was declared a
protectorate of the British. After Indian independence, the reforming
and intensely spiritual eleventh chogyal, Tashi Namgyal, strove
hard untill his death in 1962 to prevent the dissolution of his kingdom.
The chogyal remained as a figurehead until his death in 1981. Today the
sikkim democratic Front forms the government of sikkim and while life in
sikkim remains generally contended affecting the state infrasturcture. |
| Aera |
7229 sq kms |
| Temperature |
Summer : Max 13 °C, Min 21
°C.
Winter : Max 7.7°C, Min 14.9 °C. |
| Language |
Hindi, English, Bhutia, Nepali, Lepcha &
Tibetan. |
| STD Code |
03592. |
| Rainfall |
3895 mm |
| Best Time to Visit |
March to late May and October to mid December. |
|
|
How to get there :
|
Air: Nearest airport is Bagdogra
Rail: The nearest railway station are Silliguri, new Jalpaiguri,
Road: Good motorable roads connect Gangtok with Silliguri,
Calcutta, Darjeeling and with Guwahati |
|
|
Places to Visit : |
|
Do Drul Chorten |
Enchy Monastry |
Orchid Sanctuary |
Tashi Ling |
|
|
|
Excursion : |
|
Rumtek Monastery |
Phodong Monastry |
|
|
|
|
Shopping : |
|
The main markets for shopping are Old market, New Market and Lal market.
Here one finds shops of all kind which offer good range of items to be
purchased. For a tourist there are many attractive items to be bought as
carved furniture, the dresses, Lepcha weave bags, Carpets & Durries with
intricate designs and colourful decorations. One can also buy wooden and
bamboo artifacts. For a collector of handmade. |
|
|
Accommodations : |
|
|
|
|
|
