Dzumsa
Dzumsa (pronounced as ''zom-sa'') is a traditional administrative institution of the villages of Lachen and Lachung in North Sikkim North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District) is a list of Indian districts, district of the Indian states and territories of India, state of Sikkim. Its district headquarters is Mangan, India, Mangan. It is the seventh least populous d ..., India. It is a self-government system where a headman, known as the 'Pipon', is elected to chair the community where all the disputes are settled in a democratic manner. This system of self-governance was established during the first half of the 19th century in order to provide structure and cohesion for societies and their activities. The traditional system of Dzumsa is still prevalent in North Sikkim. References Mangan district {{india-stub ...
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Lachen, Sikkim
Lachen is a town in Mangan District in the Indian state of Sikkim. The name ''Lachen'' means "big pass". The Sikkimese government promotes it as a tourist destination. The town forms the base to the Chopta Valley and Gurudongmar Lake. An annual yak race, the ''Thangu'' is held there in summer. Unlike other places in India, Lachen has a unique form of self-governance, ''Dzumsa''. Every household is a member of this traditional administrative system, which is in charge of governing and organizing village activities. Tourism The Lachen monastery and the women's handicraft centre to view the weaving of traditional blankets and carpets reveal the local way of life. Gurudongmar Lake at 17,800 ft elevation is encircled by snowy massifs. Thangu offers accommodations 30 km from Lachen. During summer and monsoon, it is dotted with flowers. The relatively unexplored and untouched Chopta Valley is located north of Lachen. Rich with alpine vegetation and rhododendrons, lakes, an ...
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Lachen Entry Point Ticket
Lachen can refer to: Places * Lachen, Switzerland, a municipality of the Canton of Schwyz * Lachen, Germany, a municipality of Bavaria * Lachen, Sikkim – a town in India * Lachen River, in India Other * The German and Dutch words for laughing Laughter is a pleasant physical reaction and emotion consisting usually of rhythmical, often audible contractions of the diaphragm and other parts of the respiratory system. It is a response to certain external or internal stimuli. Laughter ...

Lachung
Lachung is a town and hill station in northeast Sikkim, India. It is located in the North Sikkim district near the border with Tibet. Lachung is at an elevation of about and at the confluence of the Lachen and Lachung Rivers, both tributaries of the River Teesta. The word ''Lachung'' means "small pass". The town is approximately from the capital Gangtok. The Indian Army has a forward base in the town. Before the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950, Lachung was a trading post between Sikkim and Tibet, after which it was closed down. The town's economy has been boosted by tourism in recent years as the region has been opened up by the Indian government. Tourists come from all over the world to visit the town between October and May, mostly on their way to the Yumthang Valley and the Lachung Monastery. Most of Lachung's inhabitants are of Lepcha and Tibetan descent. Languages spoken here are Nepali, Lepcha and Bhutia. During winter the town is usually covered in snow. Lachung ...
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North Sikkim
North Sikkim (now officially named as Mangan District) is a list of Indian districts, district of the Indian states and territories of India, state of Sikkim. Its district headquarters is Mangan, India, Mangan. It is the seventh least populous district in the country (out of Districts of India, 640). Geography The district is the largest of the four districts of Sikkim. The landscape is mountainous with dense vegetation all the way up to the alpine altitude before thinning out to desert scrub towards the northern tundra. Numerous waterfalls astride the main road make the trip to this district extremely picturesque. The most prominent effect of the steepness of the valleys is the prevalence of landslides that at times drop to anything between 3000 and carrying devastation along their course. Most of them are caused either by the melting snow beds on top of the mountains or by erosive action of the rains. Most of the people of the state reside near Mangan, the district head ...
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