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Mount Khangchendzonga

  • 31 May 2025
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Source: TH 

Sikkim has urged the Union Government to consider restricting mountaineering activities on Mt. Khangchendzonga, acknowledging its profound religious significance to the indigenous communities of the state. 

  • About Mt. Khangchendzonga: It is India’s highest peak  (8,568 meters) and the world’s third-highest, located on the Sikkim-Nepal border. 
    • It is sacred to Sikkim’s indigenous people, revered as the abode of the guardian deity Dzoe-Nga (Pho-lha). 
    • Dzoe-Nga is recognized as guardians of the land by Ugyen Guru Rinpoche (Guru Padmasambhava), Sikkim’s Patron Saint. 
      • The indigenous Lepcha community traditionally followed the Mun faith, led by priests called Bongthings, and have a rich oral tradition of poetry, songs, and myths. 
    • Climbing is prohibited on the Sikkim side but permitted from the Nepal side. The mountain was first successfully climbed in 1955 by Charles Band and Joe Brown. 

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Read More: Khangchendzonga To Be Included In The World Network of Biosphere Reserves 
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