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PHYSICAL
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PEOPLE
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SIKKIM HOT SPRINGS |
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Sikkim has
many hot springs known for their medicinal value.
The most important are the ones located at Reshi
, Yumthang and Ralang. These springs are considered
holy as one of the four holy caves is located
here. This holy cave is called the Kadosangphu
or 'cave of the occult fairies' and lies on the
south of the four cardinal points. |
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Yumthang Hot Spring
- At an altitude of 12,000 ft, 135 km
from Gangtok in North Sikkim, a few hundred metres
off the road, after crossing river Lachung over
a wooden bridge lies a small hut which houses
a pool where sulphur water of hotspring is collected
for taking a dip. |
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Phurchachu Reshi
Hot Spring - Around 25 km from Gyalshing,
near Reshi, after crossing the Rangit river by
a pedestrian bridge, hardly ten minutes from the
highway is Phurchachu springs with medicinal properties,
ideal from skin disease. |
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