Thakurbari Temple () is a

Hindu temple A Hindu temple, also known as Mandir, Devasthanam, Pura, or Kovil, is a sacred place where Hindus worship and show their devotion to Hindu deities, deities through worship, sacrifice, and prayers. It is considered the house of the god to who ...

located in

Gangtok Gangtok (, ) is the capital and the most populous city of the Indian state of Sikkim. The seat of East Sikkim district, eponymous district, Gangtok is in the eastern Himalayas, Himalayan range, at an elevation of . The city's population of 100 ...

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, in the heart of the town. It is one of the oldest Hindu temples in

built on land donated by the erstwhile

Chogyal The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", ) were the monarchs of the former Kingdom of Sikkim, which belonged to the Namgyal dynasty, . The Chogyal was the absolute monarch of Sikkim from 1642 to 1973, and the constitutional monarch from 1973 to 1975, wh ...

of Sikkim in 1935. The temple houses almost all major deities and has emerged as an important center of convergence for the

Hindu Hindus (; ; also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma. Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pp. 35–37 Historically, the term has also be ...

community of Gangtok.

Upgrades

Subsequently, the temple was upgraded to a major temple-complex in the time period between 1945 and 1947. In 2011, the temple complex was further upgraded to include a multipurpose hall and library. Completion was expected by 2012. the temple was incomplete due to shortage of funds. Another Rs. 3 crore is required to complete the mandir.

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Gangtok Hindu temples in Sikkim Tourist attractions in Sikkim {{Sikkim-geo-stub