Hanuman Tok
East Sikkim district, Sikkim
Hanuman Tok is a Hindu temple complex which is located in the upper reaches of Gangtok, the capital of the Indian state of Sikkim. The temple is dedicated to lord Hanuman, and maintained by the Indian army. In 1950, a bureaucrat, Appaji Pant, built the temple over the stone. Later the Indian Army acquired the land around Hanuman Tok and inherited the temple along with it.
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Where it is
East Sikkim district, Sikkim. Open in Google Maps
How to reach
- By train: nearest station Darjeeling railway station (DJ), about 62 km by road.
- By air: Pakyong Airport (PYG), about 17 km by road.
In-depth temple guides nearby
- Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple – Legship, Gyalshing (West Sikkim) district, on the Rangeet river (about 26 km)
- Sri Siddhesvara Dham (Char Dham, Namchi) – Solophok hill, about 5 km from Namchi, Namchi (South Sikkim) district (about 42 km)
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