Web Crawling
Sacred Site
(rumtek.org)
In a Stupa: Wandering dumbly around a temple with no
understanding of what you're looking at is incredibly boring. A quick
visit to the official website of the Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, one of
Sikkim's main religious destinations, will let you expound sagaciously
about the turquoise and coral of the main stupa and explain the meaning
of the butter-and-rice sculptures to your stupa-fied travel companions.
A schedule of special ceremonies, such as the Mahakala mask dances and
Tibetan New Year celebrations, will enable you to sound even more
erudite.
On the Map
(mapsofindia.com/maps/sikkim)
Start Plotting: This site's boring design and dull name hides
some excellent content on the state of Sikkim. Links to sections on
Sikkim's history-China briefly invaded the country in the 1960s-and a
variety of useful maps make a browse worthwhile. It also has great links
to help plan a trip to the mountainous state from Darjeeling and other
points in India.
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