Twin Golden Chorten

Twin Golden Chorten is a Buddhist temple in Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim. Twin Golden Chorten is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Lingdum Monastery, as well as near the place of worship Prayer hall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Namgyal Institute of Tibetology and Paljor Stadium.

Namgyal Institute of Tibetology

Museum

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Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer. Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is situated 3 km southeast of Twin Golden Chorten.

Paljor Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Prajakta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Paljor Stadium is a football stadium located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. It can host 30,000 spectators. Besides earlier hosting the I-League and the I-League 2, the stadium also hosts matches of various local divisions and tournaments. Paljor Stadium is situated 3½ km east of Twin Golden Chorten.

Do-drul Chorten

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Do-drul Chorten is a stupa in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. Inside this stupa is a complete set of Dorjee Phurba, Kangyur and other religious objects. Do-drul Chorten is situated 3½ km southeast of Twin Golden Chorten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gangtok and Ranipool.

Gangtok

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Gangtok is a bustling, friendly hill station, and the capital of the Himalayan state of Sikkim. The name Gangtok is derived from the Tibetan word for 'hillside,' and the city has a population of around 100,000 being a mixture of indigenous Sikkimese and people of Nepalese and Tibetan ancestry.

Ranipool

Suburb

Ranipool is a small suburban town located in the bank of river Ranikhola at the junction of National Highway 10 and National Highway 717A in Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. Ranipool is situated 4 km south of Twin Golden Chorten.

Dikchu

Village

Dikchu is a small town in the Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. The town lies at the confluence of the Dikchu River with the Teesta River and is the site of the 96 MW Dikchu River Hydroelectric Power Project as well as 510 MW Teesta V Hydroelectric Power Project. Dikchu is situated 10 km northwest of Twin Golden Chorten.

Twin Golden Chorten

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

27.33067° or 27° 19′ 50″ north

Longitude

88.57841° or 88° 34′ 42″ east

Open location code

7MVC8HJH+79

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11963466215

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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