Category Archives: Arts & Culture

Sakewa (Rai Community)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by saurabh | Category: Arts & Culture Festivals | 1,130 views | 2 Comments

Sakewa is one festival which is celebrate with great enthusiasm by all the Kirat Khambu Rai. It is also known as Bhoomi Puja or Chandi Puja or land worshipping ceremony by others. It is generally celebrated by all the Kirat Khambu Rai especially in villages. They are basically nature worshippers …

Lossong (Bhutia Community)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by saurabh | Category: Arts & Culture Featured Post Festivals | 1,062 views | 6 Comments

Lossong marks the end of the harvest season and also the end of the tenth month of the Tibetan year. As it falls in the eleventh month of the Tibetan calendar, it is not the real new year in the sense of the word. Also known as Sonam Lossong, it …

Celebration of Sonam Lochar (Tamang Community)

Posted on October 14, 2010 by saurabh | Category: Arts & Culture Festivals | 1,320 views | 3 Comments

The celebration of Sonam Lochar can be traced back to the era before the spread of Buddhist religion in Tibet when Bonism prevailed. During that era in winter season the inhabitants of Tibet practiced the culture of pleasing the Gods by offering them their harvests and burning all forms of …

Namchi Mahotsav

Posted on October 14, 2010 by saurabh | Category: Arts & Culture Festivals | 572 views | 1 Comment

The Namchi Mahotsav, a weeklong cultural programme celebrated in the month of October offers tourist a look into the cultural diversity of Sikkim. It is a celebration of dance and festivals, lifestyle and habits of various ethnic groups of Sikkim like Bhutia, Lepcha, Rai Limboo, Newar etc. The Mahotsav also …

Singtam Basibiyalo felicitates renowned musician Deo Kumar Dumi

Posted on October 14, 2010 by saurabh | Category: Arts & Culture | 1,235 views | 5 Comments

Article and photo courtesy: http://sikhim.blogspot.com/ 28th monthly Basibiyalo meet was conducted at Singtam today that was attended by popular personalities from different fields of activities. The day long programme conducted under the guidance of Mohan Pradhan “Neeraj” is a big hit in and around Singtam and has become the most …