Sikkim

dance

Maruni is a Nepali Dance of Eastern Nepal, Sikkim and Darjeeling.It is the most famous and oldest dance of Nepalese community residing in this region. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

We saw this fruiting shrub at Banjhakri waterfalls in Sikkim. What species is it - do help us identify it!

hills

Misty cliff faces, rugged valleys, flowering bush Rhododendrons, clean clear air - the aroma of the high altitudes of the Sikkim Himalaya! No healthier place on earth could there be.

White-edged Blue Baron or Euthalia phemius, a beautiful butterfly species, nibbling on a fallen guava in Sikkim. The White-edged Blue Baron (Euthalia phemius) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

crafts · village

These woollen blankets are woven by the Gurung tribes people they are known as Rari. They are probably the oldest recorded export from Nepal.

White-edged Blue Baron nibbling on a fallen guava in Sikkim - this is the Euthalia phemius. The White-edged Blue Baron (Euthalia phemius) is a species of butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.

village · forest

Driving towards Namchi from Kewzing Monastery in Assam. Namchi is situated at an altitude of 1,675 m (5500 feet) above sea level.

Viewer Shravan Deshetty thinks that this Red Panda resembles the Mozilla Firefox. Do you agree? Red Panda, the state animal of Sikkim, is also known as the Shining Cat or the Firefox, and in Sikkim as Saknam (by the Lepcha) and Kaala (by th…

forest · hills

The little forktail (Enicurus scouleri) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, and Vietnam.

dance · river

Youth of Sikkim presents a skilful Freestyle dance during Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

flowers · snow

In spring, from late April to mid May, the forests of Sikkim are ablaze with brilliant rhododendron blossom for miles and miles. Dwarf Snow Rhododendron is a small spreading, often gregarious, shrublet found on drier alpine slopes.

Exhibition of clothes, making of Asani and Rari at the opening ceremony of Sikkim Winter Carnival Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

hills · sport

Amar Subba being felicitated by Sikkim tourism during Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Amar Subba made a Limca book of record in a solo marathon across the Himalayas.

hills · flowers

The yak (Bos grunniens for the domesticated, Bos mutus for the wild animal -- but see below) is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia.

forest · hills

Pines are trees in the genus Pinus in the family Pinaceae. They make up the monotypic subfamily Pinoideae. There are about 115 species of pine, although different authorities accept between 105 and 125 species.

Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, and Bhutan to the southeast.

hills

Swirling mist in a high altitude north Sikkim valley! Clouds rise over a steep ridge to cross into the Kangchenjunga valley. Time lapse. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas.

music

Nepali singing sensation Mingma Sherpa enthrall audiences with his songs during Red Panda Sikkim Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Mingma Sherpa is a Nepalese pop singer, born in Lukla, Nepal into the Sherpa family. whose career began in 2000.

village · farmland

Chewang Bonpo's mother churns milk traditionally to make fresh butter at their Bon Farmhouse in Kewzing village, Sikkim.

flowers · industry

Chayote or Sechium edule or Squash is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, along with melons, cucumbers and squash. Its tuberous and edible root is called chinchayote in Mexico and ichintal in Guatemala.

dance · festival

The Literal meaning of Chu is Snowy Range, while that of Faat is Worship. The dancers while carrying butter lamps and green bamboo leaves perform a ritualistic dance by singing devotional songs.

music · river

Rock band Lazy Finger performs guitar instrumental on the occasion of Sikkim winter carnival 2014 at Khangchendzonga Tourist Villa Ranka, East Sikkim. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

village · forest

Driving towards Namchi from Kewzing Monastery in Assam. Namchi is situated at an altitude of 1,675 m (5500 feet) above sea level.