Enchey Monastery
Two hundred years of Nyingma practice above the town.
- Where
- Gangtok, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.3406, 88.6275
Get the Enchey Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Enchey 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 Enchey Monastery
MG Marg 2.0 km
No cars, no smoking, and the whole town walks it.
Do Drul Chorten 3.8 km
A hundred and eight prayer wheels around one stupa.
Rumtek Monastery 8.8 km
The seat of the Karmapa in exile, built in the sixties as a copy of the monastery left behind in Tibet.
Tsomgo Lake 14 km
A glacial lake at thirty eight hundred metres on the Nathu La road, frozen from December through March.
Aritar Lake 18 km
Boats on a lake shaped like a footprint.
Nathu La 21 km
A pass at forty three hundred metres on the old Silk Road, closed in 1962 and reopened for trade in 2006.
Jelep La 24 km
The pass to Lhasa the wool trade used, closed since 1962 and visible from Zuluk.
Namchi Char Dham 25 km
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
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Questions
Where is Enchey Monastery?
Enchey Monastery is in Gangtok, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are MG Marg (2.0 km), Do Drul Chorten (3.8 km), Rumtek Monastery (8.8 km).
How do I get the Enchey Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Enchey 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 Enchey 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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