Kelsang’s House
Kelsang’s House is a locality in Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim. Kelsang’s House is situated nearby to the hamlet Rumtek, as well as near the suburb Ranipool.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rumtek Monastery.
Rumtek Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranipool and Pakyong.
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 3 km east of Kelsang’s House.
Pakyong
Town
Pakyong is a Municipal city and district headquarters of Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Pakyong Airport is the only airport of Sikkim. The "National Research Centre for Orchids" is also located here. Pakyong is situated 6 km southeast of Kelsang’s House.
Gangtok
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Kelsang’s House
- Type: Locality
- Location: Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.29141° or 27° 17′ 29″ northLongitude
88.56076° or 88° 33′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7MVC7HR6+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 6897229362OpenStreetMap feature
place=Rumtek
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