सिक्किम

Sikkim

State · Capital Gangtok · 610,577 people (2011)

བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགསTashi Delek: blessings and good luck in Tibetan, also used in Sikkim

Art and craft
Thangka painting. Sikkim's thangkas are painted or embroidered banners using motifs such as lotus, fish and the dharma wheel, each with its own meaning.
Craft (GI)
Sikkim Lepcha Tungbuk, GI tag 2025
Music and dance
Singhi Chham, the snow-lion dance
Festival
Losar; Losoong
Taste
Momos; gundruk; sel roti
World Heritage
Khangchendzonga National Park
Official symbols
Animal: Red panda · Bird: Blood pheasant · Flower: Noble orchid · Tree: Rhododendron

Sikkim was formally declared India's first fully organic state in 2016.