Mankhim is the temple of the Kirat (

Rai RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

), one of

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

's most ancient ethnolinguistic groups. This Mankhim is located at

Aritar, Sikkim Aritar is a region in the Pakyong District under Rongli Sub-Division of the Indian state of Sikkim. Geography It is located on the edge of the Himalayas, 67 kilometres from Gangtok, 52 kilometres from Kalimpong, 40 kilometres from Pakyon ...

. Here the (Rai) community assembles twice every year for the celebration of ''Sakewa'', a day fixed for worship (usually falling in the months of April or May). In the

Language This worship is called ''

Sakela Sakela () is one of the main festival of Kirat Rai people, an ethnic group indigenous to Eastern Nepal and Sikkim, Kalimpong, and Darjeeling regions of India. Sakela is celebrated twice a year and is distinguished by two names ''Ubhauli'' and ''U ...

''.

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Retrieved from Sikkimonline on 17 June 2007Places of Interests in Aritar - Mangkhim Dara
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