Tholung Monastery:   is a gompa located in the remote upper Dzongu, in the buffer zone of Khangchendzonga National Park It is considered one of the most sacred monasteries in Sikkim This gompa was originally constructed during the beginning of the 18th century by Chogyal Phuntsog Namgyal II It includes unique and prized manuscripts and relics from other gompas that were placed there for protection at the time of the Nepalese invasion of the area during the end of the 17th and beginning of the 19th century All of these artifacts are contained within over a dozen boxes supervised by the Government of Sikkim Every three years, the artifacts are unveiled to the public during the Kamsil Ceremony

Sonam Sherpa

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Tholung Monastery:   is a gompa located in the remote upper Dzongu, in the buffer zone of Khangchendzonga National Park It is considered one of the most sacred monasteries in Sikkim This gompa was originally constructed during the beginning of the 18th century by Chogyal Phuntsog Namgyal II It includes unique and prized manuscripts and relics from other gompas that were placed there for protection at the time of the Nepalese invasion of the area during the end of the 17th and beginning of the 19th century All of these artifacts are contained within over a dozen boxes supervised by the Government of Sikkim Every three years, the artifacts are unveiled to the public during the Kamsil Ceremony