Events and Festivals in Gangtok
Events & Festivals in Gangtok
The major religious festivals of Gangtok are Diwali, Christmas, Dusshera, Holi etc. Maghe Sankranti, Ram Navami are some of the important Nepali festivals. Chotrul Duchen, Buddha Jayanti, the birthday of the Dalai Lama, Loosong, Bhumchu, Saga Dawa, Lhabab Duechen and Drupka Teshi are some other festivals.
The Teesta tea and tourism festival is celebrated to mainly promote tourism. This tourism is jointly organized by the West Bengal Tourism, Sikkim Tourism and the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council. This tourism is supp...
Losar is one of the most widely celebrated festivals among the Buddhists community in Tibet and the surrounding places. This festival marks the Tibetan New Year and is celebrated with great grandeur and splendor. T...
Makar Sankranti is considered as an auspicious festival by the Hindus and is celebrated in every part of the country in innumerable forms, gaiety, and devotion. This festival is marked when the sun moves from the T...
The Republic day Celebrations mark the date on which the Constitution of India came into force. Though India became independent of British Rule on August 15th 1947, it did not have a permanent constituti...
The ‘Lepcha and Bhutia New Year’ is also known as ‘The Farmer’s New Year in Sikkim. ‘The Lepcha New Year’ is also known as ‘Losoong’ and ‘The Bhutia New Year&rs...
Many Christians from all over the country celebrate Birthday of Lord Jesus Christ as Christmas Day held on December 25th.
There are many churches spread all over the country ...
New Year symbolizes happiness, celebrations, joy, and excitement. New Year is celebrated grandly to bid farewell to the gone year and welcome the New Year with pleasure. The New Year celebrations start from the 31<...
