Sikkim
Gangtok district
1
Destinations
16
Sights
Where to go
Sights to see
Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir Rhenock
“Hindu temple in Sikkim, India”
Shri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir, also called Ganesh Mandir, is a Hindu temple of Ganesha. It is located in Rhenock, Pakyong district, Sikkim, India. Sri Viswa Vinayaka Mandir was inaugurated by Shri Dinesh Chandra, general secretary of Vishva Hindu Parishad accompanied by the former chief minister, Shri Pawan Chamling, at a beautiful landscape of Rundung Village in Rhenock on 3 October 2016. This massive religious infrastructure of Hindu accords 51 faces of Lord Ganesha, with 12 feet each 16 of them placed at corridor towards temple's main entrance. Adding excitement is another attraction is the ma…
Kanchenjunga
“3rd-highest mountain on Earth”
Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La, and in the east by the Teesta River. It lies in the border region between Koshi Province of Nepal and Sikkim state of India, with the West and Kangbachen peaks located in Nepal's Taplejung District and the Main, Central and South peaks directly on the border.
Rangit Dam
“Dam in India”
Rangit Dam forms the headworks of the Rangit Hydroelectric Power Project Stage III, is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project on the Ranjit River, a major tributary of the Teesta River in the South Sikkim district of the Northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. The project's construction was completed in 1999. The project became functional in 2000. The project was built at a cost of Rs 4922.6 million. The average annual power generation from the 60 MW project is 340 GWh with firm power of 39 MW.
Khangchendzonga National Park
“Protected area and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sikkim, India”
Khangchendzonga National Park is a national park and part of the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim, India. It was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016, becoming the first "Mixed Heritage" site of India. It was included in the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The park is named after the mountain Kangchenjunga, which is the third-highest peak in the world at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) tall. The total area of the park is 1,784 km2 (689 sq mi).
Hanuman Tok
“Hindu temple in India”
Hanuman Tok is a Hindu temple complex which is located in the upper reaches of Gangtok, the capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. The temple is dedicated to lord Hanuman, and maintained by the Indian army. In 1950, a bureaucrat, Appaji Pant, built the temple over the stone. Later the Indian Army acquired the land around Hanuman Tok and inherited the temple along with it.
Gurudongmar Lake
“Lake in Sikkim, India”
Gurudongmar Lake is one of the highest lakes in the world and in India, at an elevation of 5,430 m (17,800 ft) according to the Government of Sikkim. It is located in the Great Himalayas in the Mangan district in Indian state of Sikkim, and considered sacred by Buddhists. The lake is named after Padmasambhava, who visited it in the 8th century.
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
“Hindu temple in Sikkim, India”
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple, identified to be a Hindu pilgrimage site which is located at Legship, Gyalshing district, India along the banks of River Rangeet, which has many episodes of the Mahabharata attached to it. The temple is also known as Kirateshwar Mahadev Thaan by the Kirati people or simply known as Shiv Mandir.
Banjhakri falls and park
“Recreation centre and tourist attraction near Gangtok, Sikkim, India”
The Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park is a recreation centre and tourist attraction near Gangtok, in the state of Sikkim, India. The park's statuary and other displays document the Ban Jhakri, or traditional shamanic healer who worships spirits living in caves around the falls. Ban means "forest", and jhākri means "healer".
Kabru
“Mountain of the Himalayas”
Kabru is a mountain in the Himalayas on the border of eastern Nepal and India. It is part of a ridge that extends south from the third highest mountain in the world, Kangchenjunga, and is the southernmost 7,000 metres (23,000 ft) peak in the world.
Pauhunri
“Mountain in China/India”
Pauhunri is a mountain in the Eastern Himalayas. It is located on the border of Sikkim, India and Tibet, China and is situated about 75 km northeast of Kangchenjunga. It marks the origin of the Teesta River.
Gimmigela Chuli
“Mountain in Nepal and Sikkim”
Gimmigela Chuli, or The Twins, are two-peak mountains in the Himalayas, located on the border between Taplejung, Mechi, Nepal and Sikkim, India.
Mount Pandim
“Mountain in India”
Mount Pandim is a Himalayan mountain located in Sikkim, India. It has an elevation of 6,691 m (21,952 ft) above sea level.