Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre
Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre which is a large monastery located about 24 kms away from Gangtok. This monastery was founded in 1962 by the XVIth Gyalwa Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorjee. Karma Kagyu Gurus imparted his precious blessings to the devotees of Sikkim. The Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre is the seat of the Kagyu order, one of the 4 major Tibetan Buddhist Sects. Since the late 1960’s , after the arrival of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, the centre houses some of the world’s most unique religious scriptures and religious rare objects. Mask Dances are being performed here during religious festivals like Saga Dawa (birth anniversary of Lord Buddha), Guru Trungkar Tshechu (birth anniversary of Guru Padmasambhava) and Gutor Chham on the eve of Losar (the Tibetan New Year)