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Himalayan fall colours in Sikkim: yes, we do have an autumn in the Himalaya and this is more pronounced in the eastern Himalaya.

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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.

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The yak, Bos grunniens, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia. Yaks have shaggy hair to insulate them from the cold. Their habitat is treeless uplands such as hills, mountains and plateaus.

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Himalayan Yaks in Sikkim, beyond Thangu and well beyond Lachen village. The yak, Bos grunniens, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia. Yaks have shaggy hair to insulate them from the cold.

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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.

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Road journey along the Teesta river which is a lifeline of the Indian state of Sikkim, flowing for almost the entire length of the state and carving out verdant Himalayan temperate and tropical river valleys.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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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.

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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.

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Lachung Monastery is a Nyingma Buddhist gompa in the Lachung Valley, Sikkim, northeastern India. It was established in 1880.

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A yak herder brings in his yak herd from the upper reaches of the Teesta river, in Sikkim, India. The yak, Bos grunniens, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia.

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View of Kanchenjunga range as seen from a flight from Delhi to Guwahati. Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world.

aerial · hills

Road building has dented the hillsides, and caused erosion. Meanwhile, the buildings of Gangtok seem to grow and grow in size, in an unbridled fashion.

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Sikkimese musical group presents mass violin during Sikkim Winter Carnival. Sikkim gears up for its biggest event, Sikkim Winter Carnival 2014.

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Himalayan Whorlflower is a beautiful evergreen perennial herb from the Himalayas. It adds charm to the Valley of Flowers, where it grows in abundance. The plant has flowering stems up to 1 m tall.

ceremony · hills

The high altitude approach to the Gurudongmar lake lies in India's north Sikkim region, at an altitude of over 17, 000 feet above sea level, after traversing the high Himalayan peaks of Chomiomo and Kanchenjau.

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The old green-roofed Forest Rest House (FRH) at Yumthang, a series of prayer flags and a chorten or stupa. Yumthang lies beyond the village of Lachung and ahead of the Shingba Rhododendron sanctuary.

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The Yumthang River, also known as Yumthang Chu, is a popular tourist attraction in the Yumthang Valley. This river flows through the Shingba Rhododendron Sanctuary that is surrounded by Rhododendron trees and shrubs.

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Crossing over from Nepalese airspace into Bhutanese air space across Sikkim, India, with the distance peaks of western Bhutan looming large in the distance.

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The Rope way ride or Cable car is one of the major tourist attractions of Gangtok city. This is a must see at Gangtok as tourists can have a breathtaking view of Gangtok town during this ride.

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Fog and mist in time lapse rising up the rain forest like hills of the Sikkim Himalaya. Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas.

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Prayer flags near the Yumthang river bank in Sikkim, India. Pedicularis flowers on the swampy meadow, en route Yumesamdong which lies on the plateau beyond Yumthang's hot springs.