DZOMO.sikkim.

26/01/2023

How about an exotic escape to .

03/07/2022

Get to know more about Sikkimese culture and how it's a heritage site by visiting some of the old Monasteries which holds secrets to many untold stories.

24/06/2022

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
-Robert Frost
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This summer be bold , explore the unexplored, scale the the unscalable . Here is your chance to unique , Jachu is now open .
Be the first one to witness the season's beauty after a hard , picturesque climb.

08/03/2022

Located at an altitude of more than 7000 feet above sea level is the Singalila range, the highest national park in West Bengal. Initially a wildlife sanctuary ,the national park encompasses a beautiful 78.60 sq km land of virgin rhododendron , alpine valley and rare species of animals and orchids. Best known for its breath-taking view of Himalayas, it provides a great panoramic view of gigantic Himalayas from Nepal to Sikkim to Bhutan . It also serves as a home to rare and exotic Red panda and Himalayan black bear.
The Singalila national park is haven for all the wildlife residing there as the area is strictly reserved for protection of Biodiversity.
It is mandatory to take permit from the forest department before entering the national park . The permit can be acquired from either the Forest department office at Manebhanjan or at the entrance to national park at about 1 km from Tumling.
There are various activities one can opt at the national park such as ,bird watching ,jeep safari tour and camping .

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03/03/2022

ABOUT KAGYED DANCE
( 📍Rumtek , East Sikkim. )

Kagyed Chaam, one of the most important buddhist festival, is a celebration that is marked by masked monks performing rigorous dance moves manifested by years of practices. The dance symbolizes the destruction of evil forces thereby bringing in peace and prosperity for the new year.

Kagyed means the oral transmission of the eight Ta***ic Gods found in Ta***ic Buddhism.
Various important scenes from Buddhist mythology are enacted during this dance, the masks representing scores of human, deities and animal faces enacts an interesting form of story for the Buddhist mythology.

The History of festival dates back to the times of Guru Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism in Sikkim, who is said to have performed this dance to a vanquish a demon from this holy land.

The ceremony comes to an end by burning off effigies made with flour, wood and paper.

The dance is also held in high regards by international tourists and find seeing this dance as an eternal blessing.

A number of variants of these cham dances are performed on different festivals, with one thing remaining common in all i.e. the masks representing the myths of the culture. One such variant would be during Tibetan losar.

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01/03/2022

Entroute Gurudongmar.
A surreal and blissful drive through the cold desert with scenic landscape all around is all you need to make your vacation memorable.

01/03/2022

📍 Char Dham , Namchi , south Sikkim.

At about the distance of 5 km from Namchi Taxi Stand lies Siddeshwar Dham, a huge pilgrimage cm cultural complex located atop Solophok hill in Namchi, Sikkim. Popularly called as Char Dham, it is one of the most prominent places to visit in Namchi and one of the integral spot for tourism.
It was built in 2011 by state government with the purpose of promoting religious, eco and village tourism in Sikkim.

Spread over an area of 29 hectares, the complex has 108 feet tall statute of Shiva , replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas, models of sacred Char dham Hindu temples of Jagannath, Badrinath, Dwaraka and Rameswaram and a 17-feet statue of Kirateshwar a hunter incarnation of Shiva. Solophok Hill has a historical and religious significance, as it is believed that visiting this place washes away one's sins.
There is a huge car parking area where visitors can park their vehicles. It is a paid car parking. From there one needs to walk 300 m to reach the temple complex. For persons with mobility challenges, the staff can organize battery operated cart and even separate entrance to offer prayers to the deity.

27/02/2022

Flavours of Sikkim.

Sikkim’s cuisine encompasses a unique selection of flavours and a multi-ethnic mix of people and beliefs. This diversity is reflected in the delectable food of Sikkim, including Indian, Bhutanese, Nepalese, and Tibetan cuisines. Known as an organic state, people of Sikkim tend to prefer fruits, vegetables, eggs, and meat from local farmers that are organically cultivated.
Daily meal of sikkimese people comprises mostly of rice , Dal , curry and mashed pickles ( Achar) . Compared to other Indian diets Sikkimese meals are less spicy with emphasis on vegetable / meat soups. One can experience variety of Cuisine while staying in a homestay in Sikkim.

Some of the popular cuisines would be ,
Momos (hot steamed flour dumplings filled with minced meat , cheese or vegetables ), Thukpa or Gya-thuk ( Tibetan style noodles in soup based with vegetables or meat) ,
Sel Roti with aloodum ( Sel Roti is a ring shaped fried rice flour with water , sugar and cardamom added for the taste and goes stunningly well with aloo dum).
there are many other dishes which does not fit in these caption but will be talking about it later.
Well then accompanying the good food often is Chang, a fermented cereal-based alcoholic beverage , sipped from a bamboo receptacle using a thin bamboo pipe called pipsing. your visit to Sikkim would be incomplete if you don't try this atleast once.

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25/02/2022

Wild wild North....
where the day to day life conditions are extreme yet life goes on.
if you hate your life come to the mountains , live the life of mountain people , thus get mentally enriched and spiritually elevated.

24/02/2022

The Wonder of Bayul Demazong (the Hidden valley of rice. )

In the northern region of the Sikkim (Bayul Demazong) , stands one of the greatest monasteries of north Sikkim, Lachen Monastery (also called Ngodup Choling Gumpa) is a Nyingma Buddhist Monastrery originally built in 1858, with 8 monks which was basically a small hut Later rebuild in 1977 by the H.E the 4th Lachen Gomchen Rinpoche.
It's said that a Lama named Ngawang Kunzang Rinchen used to visit the monastery during his pilgrimage to Tibet .
On one such visit he was requested to take care of the monastery as there were no senior lamas thus agreeing to stay and complete it for three years. When his tenure was over , his devotees requested to stay for the rest of his life and was backed by the then king of Sikkim Chogyal Thutop. Thereafter the lama came to be known as Lachen Gomchen.
He passed away in this monastery in the ox year.
The monastery was again rebuilt by His eminent the 4th Lachen rinpoche.
During the construction the monks and citizens of Lachen selflessly rendered their services for three months and twenty days .
Presently the monastery serves as a heart of Lachen and follows the Nyingma sect of Buddhism.
Under the guidance of H.E the 4th Gomchen Rinpoche of Lachen , the monastery performs all major Ceremonies along with the annual mask dance.

22/02/2022

The ruins of Talam ( oldest settlement of Lachen) .

Before Sikkim was a part of India , People of Lachen had settlement in Talam , few kilometres descending from Thangu valley. The houses were made from special type of mud with the architect that gave the houses a solid foundation, keeping them intact till date. The Khea khims (the houses in pictures above ) was basically two floored mud house with carved out design of himalayan art on the Windows and doors , the ground floor unusually served as stables for horses and the second floor had two rooms , one big kitchen ( where people also slept) and one room for the deties ,similar kind of houses can still be found in the main village of Lachen.
Main occupation of the people at the time were farming and trading . There were no revenue system so people mainly traded in barter system , Vegetables and salt were exported to Tibet and rugs and golds and precious stone were imported . The village was also the bypass for sikkimese people who traded in Tibet .

21/02/2022

20/02/2022

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim , northeastern India . It lies in the tributary of the Teesta river at an elevation of about 5600 ft .
Gangtok, once the governmental seat of the kingdom of Sikkim , the city's name means " Top of the Hill ".
It is one of the most popular hill station in India due to it's incredibly alluring , pleasantly boisterous and weathered clouds .
Due to the sheer number of monasteries that it houses , Gangtok has emerged to be a major Buddhist pilgrimage center and has some of the finest monasteries in India that you cannot afford to miss. The best season to visit Gangtok would be during moonsoon and winter.

19/02/2022

Situated near Robong (Ravangla), Buddha park or Tathagata Tsal , is a 130 foot high statue of Buddha as its centrepiece. Constructed between 2006 and 2013 , The marvellous structure of Buddha landmarks one of the most iconic tourist destition in India . The Tathagata Tsal was consecrated on 25 March 2013 by his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and became a stop on the 'Himalayan Buddhist circuit ' . The iconic marvel also marked the 2550th birth anniversary of Gautama Buddha.

19/02/2022

Despite lovely valleys , mountain streams , meadows and rolling tea gardens in the hill slopes almost every tourists longs to get great view of Kangchenjunga and it's snow peaks as it counts as one of most primary attractions in Sikkim. There are vantage points which offers the best views of the peaks , some of which are Pelling (west Sikkim ) , Tashi view point ( Gangtok) and many more . To see the snow peaks you need a clear sky during day and that's something which is hard to get in Sikkim if you end up in the wrong month . You will then end up seeing only a white blanket of cloud or mist ahead giving you virtually no visibility at all. So the best time to catch the magnificent peaks would be during spring time ie ; between March and April and during October to December.