Tashiding Monastery

India / Sikkim / Gezing /
 pilgrimage, 17th century construction, buddhist monastery, Tibetan monastery
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One of the oldest (early 18th Century AD) and holiest manasteries in Sikkim. Must visit for anyone interested in Monasteries. Mere view to one of the chhortens (Thong-Warang-Dol) here is supposed to cleanse all the sins of the beholder. The Tashiding Monastery is part of Buddhist religious pilgrimage circuit. Most important festival : Bhumchu Ceremony on 14th & 15th day of the first lunar month, during which the sacred holy water preserved here in taken out and a portion is distributed among the pilgrims.
www.sikkim.nic.in/sws/tashiding_mon.htm
www.buddhist-tourism.com/countries/india/monasteries/si...
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tashiding_Monastery
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Coordinates:   27°18'31"N   88°17'52"E
This article was last modified 8 years ago