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Pang Lhabsol

Bhutia-Lepcha tradition · Sikkim

When: August-September, lunar calendar
Who: Bhutia-Lepcha tradition
Where: Sikkim
Gateway: Ravangla / Gangtok

What it is

The festival

Sikkim’s unique festival honouring Mount Kanchenjunga as its guardian deity: fiery warrior dances at Rabong and Tsuklakhang recalling the blood-brotherhood of the Lepchas and Bhutias.

Attending

How visitors fit in

Open at the monastery grounds; the Pangtoed cham is the spectacle.

Around it

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Sikkim in August → Sikkim travel guide →

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