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Ranka Monastery

(Known as: Lingdum Monastery)

Gangtok | Sikkim | India

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Great for: Pilgrimage Monastery

Ideal Duration: 1-2 hours

Best Time: Throughout the year

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Nearest Airport: Bagdogra International

Nearest Railway Station: New Jalpaiguri

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Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim

Ranka Monastery located about 20 km from the East Sikkim district of Gangtok, also known as Lindum Monastery. The child monks reside in the hostel behind it.

Ranka Monastery is a Buddhist monastery located about 20 km from the East Sikkim district of Gangtok. It is also known as Lingdum Monastery. This monastery spread over a large area, which is the center of very panoramic views for tourists. Outside this beautiful and huge monastery, there is a market of warm clothes and souvenirs by Bhutia and Lepcha people.The Lingdum Monastery built by Jurmang Gharwang Rimpoche in 1998 as a counter to Tibetan architecture. The 15-meter-high copper statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, the 10-meter-high Guru Rimpoche statue, and the 16th Karmapa Lama statue monastery also established here at the Lingdum Monastery. If you go here in the evening, you may get a chance to attend the prayer offered by the monks and do not forget to communicate with the young monks. There is a large hostel behind it, where the child monks reside.

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Ranka Monastery

(Known as: Lingdum Monastery)

Quick facts of Ranka Monastery

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Ranka Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim

24 Other Major Attractions in Gangtok

MG Road, Gangtok, Sikkim

Rumtek Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim

Tsomgo Lake, Gangtok, Sikkim

Ganesh Tok, Gangtok, Sikkim

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok, Sikkim

Kanchenjunga, Gangtok, Sikkim

Baba Harbhajan Singh Temple, Gangtok, Sikkim

Mangan, Gangtok, Sikkim

Himalayan Zoological park, Gangtok, Sikkim

Reshi Hot Springs, Gangtok, Sikkim

Kabi Longstok, Gangtok, Sikkim

Seven Sisters Waterfalls, Gangtok, Sikkim

Tinkitam, Gangtok, Sikkim

Flower Exhibition Centre, Gangtok, Sikkim

Do Drul Chorten, Gangtok, Sikkim

Saramsa Garden, Gangtok, Sikkim

Hanuman Tok, Gangtok, Sikkim

Tashi View Point, Gangtok, Sikkim

Tsuk La Khang Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim

Banjhakri Falls, Gangtok, Sikkim

Saga Dawa, Gangtok, Sikkim

Phodong Monastery, Gangtok, Sikkim

Bakers Cafe, Gangtok, Sikkim

Nathu La Pass, Gangtok, Sikkim

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