* GEOGRAPHY-
MOUNTAINS
VALLEYS
FOREST
There are mainly five forest types in Sikkim namely:-
RIVERS
FLORA
FAUNA
WATERFALLS
MAJOR CROPS
* TOURIST PLACES-
BEACHES
Sandy beach at the conflence, Teesta Valley Forest.
MUSEUMS
Black Cat Museum, Namgyal Institute of Tibetology(Gantok).
HILL STATIONS
GARDENS
Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden(Gangtok, Sikkim).
Saramsa Garden(located between the hill slopes of Gangtok
Namchi Rock Garden(base of Samdrupste Hil).
Temà Tea Garden(Ravangla).
Rose Garden Solophok(Namchi)
AMUSEMENT PARK-
Hee Water Garden(Dentam, Sikkim).
Kanchendzonga Park, Ranka.
CAVES
Sikkim has Four Great Holy caves These Caves are located at four cardinal directions of Tashiding (West Sikkim)
namely:-
Sharchog Beyphug in the East.
Lho Kando Sangphug in the South.
Nub Dechenphug in the West.
Jhang Lhari Nyingphug in the North.
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Maenam Sanctuary, Ravangla.
Fambonglho Sanctuary, Mangshila
Pangolakha Sanctuary, Pakyong.
Kitam (Bird) Sanctuary, Kitam.
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary, West Sikkim District.
RELIGIOUS PLACES
Ganesh Tok( located on a hill in the Gangtok the capital city of Sikkim).
Hanuman Tok(located in the capital city of Sikkim).
Solophok Chardham( located in the South Sikkim on the top of the Solophok hill).
Kirateshwar Mahadev Mandir(Situated in the Legship in west Sikkim).
Rumtek Monastery(located at the Gangtok).
* LANGUAGES SPOKEN-
1) Nepali.
2) Bhutia.
3)Lepcha
4) Limbu.
5)Newari.
*TRADITIONAL ATTIRE-
1) Sikkimese men wear traditional attire, consisting of the bakhu, tohr, dotho, and tharo.
2) Women wear a silken, full-sleeve blouse called a honju inside the kho;
a loose gown type garment fastened near the waist,
tightened with a belt.
Married women tie a multi-coloured striped apron of woolen cloth called pangden around their waist.
* CUISINE-
Sel Roti: Sweetened Rice Bread.
Dal Bhaat: Traditional Food of Sikkim
Thukpa: A Flavourful Noodle Soup.
Sha Phaley: Packed with Minced Meat.
Momos: A Scrumptious Snack.
* FAMOUS FESTIVAL-
Pang Lhabsol
Pang Lhabsol is a festival unique to Sikkim and is performed every year to pay tribute,
honour and to propitiate the protective guarding deities of Sikkim,
especially Mount Khangchendzonga, the guardian deity of Sikkim.
It falls on the fifteenth day of the seventh month as per the lunar calendar.
* TRADITIONAL SPORT-
Archery is a sport which is very popular amongst the Sikkimese.
It is a traditional sport practiced here since time immemorial.
It is especially played during the harvest season and can be considered as a ritual practice here.
The game needs to be played wearing their traditional attire known as 'kho'.
* FOLK DANCE-
The Ghantu dance is a Sikkimese folk dance.
This ancient folk dance form depicts the colourful lifestyle of the people of the land.
The dance, which is full of fun and vigour is performed by young girls in traditional costumes and headgear.
