Phodong
Sikkim
An 18th-century Nyingma monastery on the road north to Mangan
Monsoon — heavy rain and landslide risk on the mountain roads (Jun–Sep).
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Phodong is a small monastery village on the North Sikkim highway about 28 km north of Gangtok, on the way to Mangan. Its early-18th-century Phodong Monastery, one of Sikkim's major Nyingma gompas, is known for its old murals, and a short walk leads to the linked Labrang Monastery.
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Monsoon — heavy rain and landslide risk on the mountain roads (Jun–Sep).
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