Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Hanuman Tok, Gangtok

Hanuman Tok in Gangtok is a highly reverred and holy temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman, located at an altitude of 7200 ft. 



As per legend, Hanuman while on his way to Lanka fro the Himalayas with the Sanjeevani herb to cure Lakshman, took a moments rest in this palce. In 1950 a political officer named Appaji Pant erected the idol of Lord Hanuman here. 



There is a temple of Sirdi Saibaba here as well just right of Lord Hanuman Temple. 

17 comments:

Jeevan said...

Beautiful temple and wonderful architecture! Well shot in rain

Light and Voices said...

This temple is really up high 7,000 plus feet. Nice image.

krishna said...

nice photograph!!

Pietro Brosio said...

So interesting, very nice pictures!

R Niranjan Das said...

Glad to know about this temple.

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Unique roof of a highland temple

Photo Cache said...

I love that it is raining when you captured these.

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Spare Parts and Pics said...

Looks like a beautiful little temple!

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Very interesting and unusual roofs of these temples.

Lady Fi said...

So charming and colourful!

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

Very colorful and unique structure. It appears to be very well-maintained.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Amazing views of this beautifully designed temple. Intriguing coloured features round the roof line.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Beautiful building, interesting backstory

Jeannie Marie said...

You always discover the most interesting places. Very colorful, fabulous.

s.c said...

Nice architecture and decorations. Especially with the rain the figure in the second photo seems to swim in the air.

Magical Mystical Teacher said...

You always provide a feast for the eyes!

Deepa Gopal said...

This is so beautiful and the architecture different...looks lovely in the rain! :)