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A Nyingma monastery famous for its large Guru Rinpoche statue and 100,000 smaller statues. A larger version of the Guru Rinpoche statue was supposed to have been constructed in Tibet to protect it from invasion, but the authorities neglected to follow the advise of a high lama, and a smaller statue was built. HH Dalai Lama regretted this oversight, and to compensate had a number of statues built throughout the Himalayas. Those at Guru Lhakhang were created as a result of this command.
A 200-year-old monastery in the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, located above Gangtok, just off the road to Lake Tsomgo.
A museum and library dedicated to Tibetan culture, language and history. The foundation stone was laid by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1957 and the institute was inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1958. Photography is not permitted inside the museum.
One of the most famous things to see near Gangtok.
The palatial monastery of Sikkim's former royal family.