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Pilgrimage
tourism in Sikkim gets a boost
by Tashi Pradhan Gangtok:
Pilgrimage tourism in Sikkim will get a fillip with the Royal Bhutan Airlines
deciding to start a service linking Bhutan, West Bengal and Sikkim, benefiting
the Buddhist Circuit region. Lukendra Rasaily, General Secretary, Travel Agents
Association Of Sikkim (TAAS), said that with the promotion of the Buddhist Circuit
a lot more tourists would visit Sikkim. "We used to wait for the spill over of
the tourists from Bangkok, Thailand and South East Asia. But now, we have a Buddhist
Circuit here and unlike South East Asia its full of Buddhists so if we take that
market only and forget about the European sector. A lot of people would be interested
in coming to Sikkim and from there they also get an opportunity to go to Bhutan
which is an exotic place in this region," said Rasaily. Jamso, Chief Executive
Officer (CEO), Druk Air said that the airline is looking into the possibility
of some more routes to link additional places of Buddhist interest. "One of the
future routes which we are looking at is from Bagdogra Airport to Kathmandu. If
we can achieve that then we will be able to have the Buddhist Circuit of Nepal,
Sikkim and Bhutan. We are already connected with Tibet. I think the whole Buddhist
Circuit will actually take place," said Jamso. Sikkim is known for its pagodas,
Gompas and monasteries. Tibetan Buddhism is hugely prevalent in Sikkim. Buddhism
was introduced in Tibet in the 8th century AD. Later it spread onto Sikkim and
other nearby places.
-April 25, 2009
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