Rumtek and Enchey are the best-known monasteries of Sikkim.
Rumtek is the largest Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Sikkim and 24 km outside Gangtok.
Enchey which means 'solitary temple', is more than 200 years old and is in Gangtok.
Text: Tanya Munshi
Photographs: Aranyak Sen
Also read: Where tigers rest in your lap
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