Pelling and Pemayangtse Monastery

Sikkim · India

Pelling and Pemayangtse Monastery, India
Photo: Kothanda Srinivasan, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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October to May
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This ridge town in western Sikkim offers close views of the Kanchenjunga massif. The nearby Pemayangtse Monastery, one of the oldest in the region, houses a remarkable multi-tiered wooden model of a heavenly palace.

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