Gangtok (Sik)

Nep: गान्तोक gāntōka ‘Snow Temple’  -City/District/Capital, Sikkim From Tib: gangs, ‘snow’; Sik: tok, ‘temple’. Sikkim was annexed by India in 1976. Gangtok (at an altitude of 1,650 m) is a Buddhist pilgrimage site and a centre for organised treks through the...