Chungthang

A tourism guide to Chungthang

Chungthang is a very famous town of Sikkim in India. This town is situated in between the Lachung rover and Lachen River. A number of tourists from different parts of the world usually visit this place to enjoy its scenic beauty. This town is having various lovely tourism spots.

Tourism attractions in Chungthang: Baba Harbhajan Singh Temple: This temple is really famous in Chungthang and lies in between the road Nathula and Jelepla. There is a very powerful temple which has the wish fulfilling powers. Besides, most of the devotees who visit this temple leave the water in a bottle here. Another great specialty of this temple is that free meals are provided to the devotees during Sunday’s. Baba’s Samadhi is built in this temple and there is a belief that the Baba visits this temple every night. Most of the devotees who visit this temple offer the flowers to Baba.

 Ganesh Tok: Ganesh Tok is another famous temple in Sikkim. This temple is situated 7km away from the Gangtok. The snow peaks look fabulous from this temple. Besides, this temple is dedicated to the Lord Ganesh. This temple is surrounded by various famous tourism attractions like Bulbylay Zoological park and beautiful pinetum. 

Hanuman Tok: Hanuman Tok is a very famous temple in India and it is located nearby to the Gangtok. Besides, this temple is dedicated to the Lord Hanuman. It is the Indian army who is maintaining this temple. According to Ramayana Hanuman is a great disciple of Lord Rama.

Shiva Mandir: Shiva Mandir is one of the famous temples in Sikkim. Besides, this temple is also known as Kirateshwar temple. The devotees of this temple visits this temple especially during the October and November months.   

Do-drul Chorten: Do-drul Chorten is one of the Indias famous Stupa. Besides, it was Trushik Rinpoche who had built this stupa. People from different parts of the world visits Chungthang to watch this stupa.

Gonjang monastery: Gonjang monastery is one of the famous monasteries of Sikkim in India. Most of the travelers who visit Sikkim will not go without seeing this beautiful monastery. Besides, this monastery was formed in the year 1981 and its founder was Gonjang Rimpoche.

Dubdi monastery: Dubdi monastery is another famous monastery located in Sikkim. Besides, this monastery is also known as Yuksom monastery. It was Chogyar Namgyal who has established this monastery Some of the other tourism places in Chungthang include Lingdum Gompa, Pench unlimited, Pal Zurmang, Kathok Wodsallin Gompa and many other places.

Shopping in Chungthang:Shopping is another interesting aspect when you visit a place. Besides, some of the famous items which are available at cheaper cost here are lord Buddha idols, handbags, fengshui articles, fabrics and many more. Thus, you could shop all these items in Chungthang to keep them as a memory of Chungthang.