Sikkim is a popular tourist destination owing to its culture scenery and biodiversity.
Art and culture painting of sikkim.
Thangka painting of sikkim.
Chaams are performed on ceremonial and festive occasions.
Sikkim has emerged with its own distinct ethnicity even after being influenced by numerous cultures.
Sikkim is a beautiful land of manifold tribes and races of people living together.
Sikkim s famous mask dances are simply spectacular.
Thangka painting of sikkim.
Thangka painting of sikkim.
Has established handicraft and handloom institute to preserve and promote traditional cottage art and craft of genuine sikkimese design.
Sikkim culture sikkim is the melting pot of various cultures.
Monastic dances of sikkim.
Thangka painting of sikkim.
Keeping the idea in mind the govt.
Applications of the style and iconography of thangka art extend into architectural detailing.
Their origin lies in a dancing cult for exorcising malignant demons and human enemies.
Thangka painting of sikkim.
Legend of sikkim legend has it that the buddhist saint guru rinpoche visited sikkim in the 9th century introduced buddhism indeed the namgyal dynasty was established in 1642.
It also has the only open border between india and china.
Dastkari haat samiti new delhi india.
All these diverse tribes and communities have their unique features in addition to their particular dance forms festivals languages culture and craft forms the miscellany of ethnic groups religion and languages is seen all over sikkim.
Buddhist art dastkari haat samiti the northern indian state of sikkim which till 1975 was a buddhist monarchy had a close cultural relationship with tibet.
Thangka painting of sikkim depicts similar person.
An image of bochar mata created around the same time.
Though these dances differ from one another in style and theme but they all deal with the triumph of good over evil.
Like any other place its culture is represented by its scrumptious cuisine lively people devout religion jovial language indigenous art crafts melodious music and vibrant dance.
Namgyal institute of tibetology.
Buddhist art from same collection.
The government of sikkim is making constant efforts to keep the arts crafts alive.