Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim state and it is the chief town in India. The best time for guests to visit is March to May and October to mid December. Weather situation of this place are quite normal, so this is a very good place for visitors. The people of this city have a very good panorama, they are very gracious to each other and the ethnicity of Gangtok are very popular tourist purpose. This city contains a very good facility in generosity apart from this; it is very good at the education sector. The food of this city is also very good and scrumptious.
This is also called mountain state because of the succession of mountains which this city contains. The views are very atypical and striking of this city; it is also prominent for its earliest Buddhist monasteries. Tourist come here right through the year. This city has very good somewhere to stay competence, it means, this city has very huge and good hotel series which are on a financial statement. Here are some names of the hotel which provides every best facility at very realistic rates like hotel Oriental, hotel Dew Pond, hotel Tibet, hotel Tashi Delek, hotel Nor Khill etc. So in general, this city is significance visiting the city. Here is the list of some sites, which are very exploratory and they should be seen by every visitor of
Gangtok HanumanTok
Hanuman Tok is around eight kilometers away from Gangtok city. Hanuman Tok is a Hindu temple and enthusiastic to Lord Hanuman.
It is a few kilometers away from Ganesh Tok temple. Hanuman Tok offers the nice landscape of Mt. Khangchendzonga. This temple is encircled by mountains and hills. This is a really violent place. It is maintained by an Army Unit.
Himalayan Zoological Park
This is very eminent park in Gangtok which is moderately near to Himalaya view, so it is called Himalayan Zoological Park. In this park you can find many genus of animal like black bear, snow leopard, spotted deer, civet rat, barking bear, red pandas and other animals.
These variety of animals are very exceptional, so it is very good to see them collectively in one place. Entry fee is just 10 Rs. only but you will be charged 20 Rs. extra for the vehicle.
Ganesh Tok
This is called Ganesh Tok because here you will find the sculpture of Lord Ganesh. This place is very near to the Sikkim Government college of nurture and the name of the road where this temple is positioned is Nathula road.
White Hall
It was built in 1932 in the recollection of Claude White. He was the first supporting officer of Sikkim. Until 1960 all the imperative functions were held in this building. White Hall is premeditated with typical British architecture and it’s a two storied building.
M.G. Marg and Lal Bazar
All the most important restaurants, hotels, shops are on the M.G. road. If you are lucky then you can get the opportunity to see a cultural program in the streets. M.G. Marg is the main market of Gangtok city.
Lal Bazar is just further on to the M.G. Marg. The prominent movie hall, Denzong Cinema Hall is also positioned in Lal Bazar. The next a newly constructed building named as Kanchejunga Plaza is the main shopping mall in Gangtok city. Firstly this market was built in 1956.
Enchey Monastery
It is introverted temple. The main Puja held here on the 18th and 19th day of 12th month according to Tibetan Calendar. Enchay Monastery belongs to Nyingmapa. It is just two kilometers away from main Gangtok town.
Institute of Tibetology
This Institute is fanatical to furthering Tibetan studies, Buddhist viewpoint and religion. The association attracts the scholars from all over the world. It houses a rare collection of 30,000 books, Tantric documents, rare manuscripts written in gold on the howl of a noxious tree, antique thangkha and 200 icons, all respected objects of art for the Buddhist world.
Do Drul Chorten
This is the most important and the biggest stupa in Gangtok, Sikkim. It is the most popular tourist spot in the East Sikkim. Built in 1945 under the supervision of late Truslshi Rimpoche. There are about 108 prayer wheels (Mani-Lhakor) in this chorten.
There are some mantras have been stamped in these prayer wheels; by rotating these prayer wheels, the devotees can read and hymn these mantras. The famous chorten has a gold-plated steeple. Devotees and pilgrims from all parts of the state and from other states come to devote their deference at this consecrated stupa.
Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir, Dham
This is one of the mainly holy places in the Vicinity of Gangtok. Legend has it that a Sepoy who was lost whereas leading a stock of mules appeared in the dreams of the defense force and instructed them to build a place of pilgrimage. It is said that the lost Sepoy still fulfills his duty of shielding the country and his regiment. People visit this place of worship to receive blessings and pray for their wish implementation.
Tashi View Point
About 8 km from Gangtok, this view point offers mesmerizing view of the imposing Mount. Kanchenjunga and Mount. Siniolchu
Nearby Places
Nathula
This is also a very good situate to visit. This is very peaceful place where everyone can feel the cheerfulness. It is essentially a mountain area which is sheltered by them and it is only 56 km away from Gangtok at an altitude of 14200 feet. This place is celebrated for its high varieties of alpine flora and fauna.
Khecheopalri Lake
About 90 km from Gangtok, This is painstaking the most consecrated lake; it is situated in East Sikkim. This lake is very prized for Hindus and Buddhist; it is covered by forest from all the sides. Here, people suppose that the birds never tolerate a single leaf to keep buoyant on the water of the lake. This is the magic of this lake by which tourist keeps coming here and enjoys the good looks of this lake.
Pemayangtse Monastery
About 140 km from Gangtok, This Monastery was recognized by Lhatsun Chempo and it is one of the oldest monasteries. It has also a very accepted view because this monastery is situated on top of the hill. When we achieve to the top of the Pemayangtse hill than we can see the view of the Himalayan ranges and other hill in this province. Overall this is worth inspection monastery for the visitors of Gangtok.
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