Tashiding Monastery
The Bumchu, and the water that predicts the year.
- Where
- Tashiding, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.3086, 88.2980
Get the Tashiding Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tashiding Monastery. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Sikkim volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tashiding Monastery
Pemayangtse Monastery 4.5 km
The second oldest in Sikkim, and the wooden Zangdok Palri.
Rabdentse Ruins 4.8 km
The second capital of Sikkim, abandoned after Nepalese raids, reached through a chestnut forest full of birds.
Buddha Park Ravangla 6.5 km
A hundred and thirty feet of Shakyamuni.
Pelling Skywalk 7.9 km
A glass bridge at two thousand metres facing Khangchendzonga, the first of its kind in India.
Namchi Char Dham 8.0 km
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
Temi Tea Garden 8.0 km
The only tea estate in the state.
Khecheopalri Lake 11 km
A lake held sacred by Buddhists and Lepchas, where birds are said to lift any leaf that falls on the surface.
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary 24 km
Forty species in flower in April.
More hidden gems in Sikkim
Questions
Where is Tashiding Monastery?
Tashiding Monastery is in Tashiding, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Pemayangtse Monastery (4.5 km), Rabdentse Ruins (4.8 km), Buddha Park Ravangla (6.5 km).
How do I get the Tashiding Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tashiding Monastery and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Sikkim volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tashiding Monastery before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Sikkim volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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