Sikkim

ceremony · crafts

A Sikkimese girl colours a Thangka painting as a young men carving wood sculptures in Sikkim, India.

industry

Cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, within the order Caryophyllales. Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth.

snow · river

Number of Buddhist prayer flags along northern boundary of Tsomgo lake in Sikkim. Tsomgo Lake is also known as Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim which is a frozen lake.

Man plucks Dalle chilli from plants at Bon Farm House in Sikkim, India. Dalle Khursani (round chili) is one of the hottest chilies found in the world. It is also commonly called Akbare khursani.

snow · river

Tsomgo Lake is also known as Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim which is a frozen lake. Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms.

flowers

Cyclamens have a tuber, from which the flowers and roots grow. In most species, leaves come up in autumn, grow through the winter, and die in spring, then the plant goes dormant through the dry Mediterranean summer.

flowers · politics

Cupping is the quickest way to get acquainted with the characters of different teas and to compare different quality selections of the same tea variety. It is also the trade’s main gate in quality control.

festival · dance

A male belly dancer performs at the annual Red Panda Winter Festival in Sikkim. Who would have thought Sikkim would have an excellent male belly dancer...? Chief Minister Pawan Chamling inaugurated the Red Panda Winter Festival- 2016 at MG…

festival · politics

Thami is one of the identified ethnic groups of Nepal. There are 61 identified ethnic groups in Nepal and Thami caste is one of the most important castes among the ethnic groups of Nepal.

flowers · industry

Calceolaria tripartita or Slipper Flower is a small and showy annual with divided leaves and spikes of puffy, pale yellow flowers. Flowers are about 1 cm or more, long-stalked, in branched leafy clusters.

Sikkim is rich in avifauna and is considered to be a birdwatchers paradise. Its avian population extends to almost 550 species. The climate varies between the tropical heat of the valleys and the alpine cold of the snowy regions.

industry

Cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, within the order Caryophyllales. Here's a taste of Sikkim's best cactus collection! Many live in extremely dry environments, even being found in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places…

music

Rock band from Kathmandu The Axe Band performs at Red Panda Sikkim Winter Carnival in Sikkim. The only band THE AXE is an established name in the Nepali Rock music scenario.

village · river

View of Mambru Monastery situated in Kewzing, West Sikkim, India. Kewzing village is at an altitude of 1700 meters in the landcape with highest point the Maenam Hill which gradually declines down to Ranjit River and opposite to Tashiding.

politics

The Lepcha is the earliest ethnic group settled Sikkim. The Sikkim was named by Limboo/Subba.The believe they are the autochthones while others considered that they were settled by the thirteenth century, coming from the Assam hills before…

river · hills

Car journey from Gangtok to Nathula Pass and then to the Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim. One can also see the snow-capped mountains of Eastern Himalaya.

river

A lovely impromptu road-side waterfall in the post monsoon season, while driving from Chungthang to Lachung, in north Sikkim, India. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state located in the Himalayan mountains.

crafts

Pottery is the material from which the pottery ware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural "potteries").

ceremony

Prayer flags are everywhere in Sikkim. In front of homes, hotels, shops, temples, monasteries, religious sites, places of spiritual importance. On rooftops and near roads. Down in the valleys, up on the hillsides.

music · school

Alobo Naga and the band sings during Red Panda Winter carnival in Sikkim. Alobo Naga is a very talented Christian artist, composer and a songwriter who also plays the guitar and Piano with competent ease.

music · festival

Nepali singer Nima Rumba sings Nepali song 'Aau Aauna' at Red Panda Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Nima Rumba is a popular singer, lyricist, musician, and actor from Nepal.

snow · river

Tsomgo Lake is also known as Changu Lake in the Indian state of Sikkim which is a frozen lake. Tsomgo Lake or Changu Lake is perched within mountains at an altitude of 12,400 ft. Located at Gangtok – Nathula Highway only 37 kms.

music · festival

Nepali singer Nima Rumba sings Nepali song 'Block heel shoes' at Red Panda Winter Carnival in Sikkim. Nima Rumba is a popular singer, lyricist, musician, and actor from Nepal.