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About
40 kilometers from Pelling 15kms from Legship and 20kms
from Yuksam. One comes to the most prominent holy place
in Sikkim named Tashiding With the four holy caves in
four different directions within Sikkim Tashiding hill
falls in center and is holiest of all personally blessed
by Guru Renpoche, where there is a most sacred Stupa
named Thonwa Rang Dhol “Self awakening by mere seeing”. |
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Also
Tashiding is famous for one of the most holy object
Bhumchu, an Ancient vase containing ancient holy water
which is distributed once in a year to the large number
of pilgrims and devotees, in a festival named Bhumchu
festival accompanied with a three days long prayer
ceremony. Besides there are beautiful paintings and
sculptures inside the monasteries and equally mind
blowing hand worked stone carved scriptures on the main
walls lavishly available every where in the monastic
compound. Villages inhabited by the religion loving
families the place has different vibration indeed a
sacred land, Tashiding. Well equipped with road access,
parking place and tempting eating places. Tashiding is
interesting to visit in a day out by drive or walking. |
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