Ravangla
( or Rabangla or Rabong) had long been a popular tourist destination of West
Sikkim. The tranquil and serene ambiance , the dust less blue sky, the smoke
free cool breeze , the warm hearted local people, the chirping of Himalayan and
sub Himalayan birds , the mouth watering Tibetan food, the list of attractions
goes on.
But
recently one huge inclusion to this list
has increased the importance of Ravangla in the tourist map of Sikkim manifold . The
Tathagata Tsal is the new attraction of Ravangla in recent past. Developed on
an area of 20.6 acres , having a 137.2 foot long statue of Lord Buddha attracts
not only the Buddhists, it gets a steady inflow of people belonging to all religions and
countries. Actually it has been undoubtedly successful on uniting religion and tourism.
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| The Tathagata |
Built
at a altitude of 2139 meters , this park is covered with lush green carpet ,
stone paved super clean paths make unique visual abstract patterns, if seen
from a high angle. Nine different countries presented nine sacred relics of Lord Buddha, which have
been installed under the statue of Lord Buddha.
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| A 8 shot stitched panorama of Tathagata Tsal |
Life
history of Lord Buddha is and painted on
the base temple below the statue. There is a museum as well inside the park
which is open to general visitors on Buddha Purnima only. His Holiness 14th
Dalai Lama inaugurated this park on 25th March 2013 on the auspicious occasion
of 2550 th birth anniversary of Lord
Buddha. The roads from Ravangla market upto this Tathagata Tsal has also been
reconstructed and broadened to facilitate communication. Light and sound shows
are performed on Saturday and Sunday evening.
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| Entrance |
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| Decorations o the entrance |
Tathagata Tsal In Magnet:
Name:
Tathagata Tsal.
Location
: Rabangla or Ravangla , Sikkim
open
time: 9 a.m
closing
time : 6.30 p.m (summer ) and 5.30 p.m ( winter)
Entry
fee : Rs. 50/- ( As on June 2015)
Light
and Sound Show : Saturday and Sunday evening
Distance
from Gangtok : 65 km
Temperature:
18- 220
C ( Summer ) and 5- 120 C ( winter)
Contact
: Asst Director ( 09434864840)
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| Reconstructed roads near Tathagata Tsal |
beautiful place, amazing pictures... thanks for sharing Sumit :-)
ReplyDeleteCheers, Archana - www.drishti.co
Thanks a ton Archana for your appreciating words . I am honored
ReplyDeleteAwsome ... feeling the fresh air and chanting of buddha mantra... Lord Buddha is one of my favourite lord or subject... so thank you for sharing this experience so beautifully!
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