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Mangan
Distance
- 65 km (
from Gangtok )
Altitude
- 3950 ft.
Mangan is the
district
headquarters of
North Sikkim, a
little hamlet with
flower patches, and
the water wheels
strung with bells
set in exquisite
miniature gardens
more than compensate
for the
primitiveness of the
region.
The Mangan Bazaar
(market place) is
situated on the
North Sikkim highway
with around fifty
odd shops. The
district
collectorate where
the district
collector and other
government
department function
is situated around
two kilometers
uphill from market
at a place called
Pentok and is
approached by a link
road. On the sides
of this link road
while traveling
towards Pentok lies
a public ground and
Mangan Senior
Secondary School.
Just opposite to
Mangan, separated by
river Teesta, is
seen a sloppy
villages namely
Lingdong, Barfok,
Hee-Gyathang falling
under Dzongu area.
From the Pentok
area, the
picturesque view of
mount Siniolchu (a
range of mount
Khangchendzonga) is
also seen. |
 Norbugang
Distance
- 15 min walk from
Yuksam
True to the prophecy
of Tibet's founder
of Buddhism, Guru
Rimpoche, some nine
centuries prior,
three learned Lamas,
Lhatsun Namkha Jigme,
Kathok Rigzin Chenpo,
Nga-Dak Sempa Chenpo,
gathered at Yuksam
in 1642 from various
directions and
enthroned Chogyal
Phuntsog as the
first religious king
of Sikkim.
A stone throne
shaded by a 300 year
old fir still stands
here today. A foot
print in stone in
front of the throne
is said to belong to
Lhatsun Namkha Jigme,
and a nearby chorten
(stupa) contains
soil and water from
all over Sikkim.
Thus Yuksam occupies
an important place
in Sikkimese history
as the first
capital, and
Norbugang as an
historic cultural
site maintained by
the Archeological
Survey of India.
Norbugang is easily
reached on a 15
minute walk from
Yuksam. |
 Pelling
Distance
- 117 km ( from
Gangtok )
Altitude
- 2,085 m
STD Code:
03595
Pelling, a quiet
village in West
Sikkim houses the
famous Pemayangtse
Monastery and has
now turned into a
bustling tourist
destination and has
come up with
numerous hotels and
lodges.
From here one can
view Mt.
Khangchendzonga,
Pandim, Siniolchu
and other ranges. At
The hillock is
Pemayangtse
monastery, the
sublime lotus, the
premier monastery in
Sikkim belonging to
Nyingmapa sect and
is head of all other
monasteries of the
sect in Sikkim. |
 Pemayangtse
Distance
- 120 km ( from
Gangtok )
Altitude
- 7000 ft.
Pemayangtse
Monastery, the
sublime lotus is the
premier monastery in
Sikkim. It is the
oldest monastery
here and houses
priceless thankas,
icons, Buddhist
texts, paintings and
frescos. Built on
the 18th century AD,
this monastery
follows the
Nyingmapa sect of
the Tibetan
Buddhism. On the top
floor of the temple,
there lies the
Architectural Design
of Heaven called the
Zangdoplari. It's a
masterpiece art
crafted single
handedly out of wood
by the late Dungzim
Rimponche and
photography is
prohibited. The
walls of this area
is hundreds of years
old and are original
and on vegetable
paintings. |
 Phodong
Monastery
Distance
- 39 km ( from
Gangtok )
Altitude
- 4500 ft.
This is one of the
major monasteries of
Sikkim belonging to
the Karmapa sub-sect
of Kagyupa
monastery. Chogyal
Gyurmed Namgyal
built the monastery
sometime in the
first quarter of the
18th century.
Beautiful moral
paintings adorn the
walls of this
monastery. |
 Rabdentse
This was the second
capital of the
erstwhile kingdom of
Sikkim after Yuksam
and till the year
1814 A.D., the king
of Sikkim had ruled
the state from this
place. Today, the
Rabdentse ruins lie
hidden from the main
road at a walking
distance from the
tourist lodge and
the Pemayangtse
monastery. It can be
approached by
following a footpath
which branches off
the main road.
The scenic view from
the top of the ruin
scanning across deep
valley to the mystic
heights of
Khangchendzonga
ranges is something
to be cherished and
etched in memory. |
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