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India: Himalaya Sojourn Photo Gallery
Photographs by Steve Winter  Text by Scott Stuckey
Photo: Gangtok, India
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The name Gangtok, given to this capital of the Indian state of Sikkim, means "hilltop." This shot, taken outside the main market, shows a sloping topography crowded with buildings. Sikkim itself is a lofty, formerly independent kingdom between Nepal and Bhutan that is nestled in the shadows of the Himalaya. Elevations in Sikkim range from a thousand feet above sea level up to 28,000 feet. Though its population is mostly Hindu, Sikkim is noted for its numerous Buddhist monasteries.

Read more about India in "Passages Through India," a special section in the November/December 2006 issue of National Geographic Traveler.


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