Heritage in Sikkim

3 places to explore — hand-picked across Sikkim.

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Kabi Lungchok

What is actually here is a set of stone pillars and life-size statues of two men: Khye Bumsa for the Bhutias, Thekong Tek for the Lepchas.

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Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

A Tibet museum in Gangtok, named after Sir Tashi Namgyal, the eleventh Chogyal of Sikkim. It is a working institution as much as a display.

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Tsuklakhang Palace

Sikkim's kings were crowned in this chapel and married in it, and it is still the main centre of prayer in Gangtok rather than a preserved royal relic.