Pemayangtse Monastery
The second oldest in Sikkim, and the wooden Zangdok Palri.
- Where
- Pelling, Sikkim, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 27.3044, 88.2528
Get the Pemayangtse Monastery stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pemayangtse 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 Pemayangtse Monastery
Rabdentse Ruins 0.3 km
The second capital of Sikkim, abandoned after Nepalese raids, reached through a chestnut forest full of birds.
Pelling Skywalk 3.4 km
A glass bridge at two thousand metres facing Khangchendzonga, the first of its kind in India.
Tashiding Monastery 4.5 km
The Bumchu, and the water that predicts the year.
Khecheopalri Lake 8.8 km
A lake held sacred by Buddhists and Lepchas, where birds are said to lift any leaf that falls on the surface.
Buddha Park Ravangla 11 km
A hundred and thirty feet of Shakyamuni.
Namchi Char Dham 12 km
Four dhams and a Shiva, all in one place.
Temi Tea Garden 12 km
The only tea estate in the state.
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary 21 km
Forty species in flower in April.
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Questions
Where is Pemayangtse Monastery?
Pemayangtse Monastery is in Pelling, Sikkim. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rabdentse Ruins (0.3 km), Pelling Skywalk (3.4 km), Tashiding Monastery (4.5 km).
How do I get the Pemayangtse Monastery stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pemayangtse 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 Pemayangtse 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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