Ganesh Tok is one of the most famous God Ganesh Temple, in Gangtok, a capital city of Sikkim. It stands at a height of 6,500 feet.The path to Ganesh Tok is covered with sacred flags hoisted and tied across the roads. The flags are coloured in White, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow and Purple. The path looks like the rainbow and it gives tourists hidden excitement approaching the temple of lord Ganesh. The flags are believed to be very sacred and on each flag, something is written. The Sky gets covered by these flags and makes a unique scene.
Shrine’s Map Location and How to Go There
By Road
The city of Gangtok is well connected with the other cities of Sikkim and its neighbouring states. If a tourist wants to reach Darjeeling, Siliguri or other nearby cities, the route of national highway 31A can have opted
By Rail
The nearest railway station is at a distance of 117 km and is located in New Jalpaiguri. This station is well connected with all the major and minor cities of the country.
By Air
The closest airport from Gangtok is the Bagdogra airport which is at a distance of 124 km. This airport is well linked with all the major cities in India like Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi.
Shrine Timings
6 AM to 7 PM
Events Celebrated at This Shrine
Ganesh Chaturthi
Extra Information About this Shrine
The temple is around 7 km from the main town at an altitude of 6500 metres, where it holds an idol of Lord Ganesha and devotees can worship, one at a time. The spectacular location makes the way for the tourists to visit the beautiful place and also get a birds eye view of Raj Bhawan Complex, Gangtok town and the magnificent Mount Kanchendzonga which is evidently visible from its hilltop. The Sacred Flags sky as seen in Ganesh Tok temple is a very rare scene near any Ganesh temple in India These scenes are nor common nor in this stature or magnitude near God Hanuman temple These flags are only seen near the Ganesh Tok mandir of Gangtok only and not anywhere else in Gangtok. These flags are known as Patakas for it has the original roots from Sanskrit, meaning flag.