@ November 02, 2020
Jayanta Sen
One of the oldest monastery in Sikkim. Nice place to spend a day with the family. It is isolated place around one km away from Rumtek monastery.
Old Rumtek Monastery - Gangtok Share
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About this place
- Monastery
- Cost Free ( Approx. per person )
- Timings : 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Near By Rumtek Monastery Sikkim
- 1.80 Km 27 min.
- Tourist attraction
Description
One of the most significant and largest monasteries in Sikkim, Rumtek is perched on a hill overlooking Gangtok. The monastery was founded by Wangchuk Dorje, 9th Karmapa Lama in the 16th century. Originally called the Dharma Chakra Centre, it includes a beautiful shrine temple and a monastery for the monks.
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Operating Hours
- Monday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Tuesday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Wednesday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Thursday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Friday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Saturday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
- Sunday:
- 8:00 AM to 3:00
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Other Details
- Address
- Ranipool-Rumtek-Sang Rd, Sikkim 737135, India
- Number
- Website
- website of Old Rumtek Monastery Visit Website
- Landmark
- Ranipool-Rumtek-Sang Road
- Latitude
- 27.2846735
- Longitude
- 88.563264
Relevant Reviews from Google
Jayanta Sen
100.00 %
@ 02 Nov, 2020
One of the oldest monastery in Sikkim. Nice place to spend a day with the family. It is isolated place around one km away from Rumtek monastery.
Bishwa
100.00 %
@ 05 Jan, 2021
Beautiful Gompa near Rumtek Monastery
Avinash Tiwari
60.00 %
@ 29 Oct, 2020
The place is very quite very few monks are living there all shifted to new building
The Man
100.00 %
@ 06 Mar, 2020
This is a place filled with all the good vibes but make sure you wear warm clothes cause it's very cold out there
Saurabh Singh Vishen
100.00 %
@ 11 Dec, 2017
Buddhist monastery.. From a tourists point of view there is not much to see... its the oldest monastery.. but if you are upto some good photography you can pay visit.. also there is a botanical garden near by.. 100 acres of land and uncountable types of flower and colour..