Char Dham │Siddhesvara Dhaam

Char Dham │ Siddhesvara Dhaam

Char Dham │Siddhesvara Dhaam

Solophok, Namchi, Sikkim 737121

The statue of Lord Shiva at Siddhesvara Dhaam in Namchi

Char Dham │ Siddhesvara Dhaam is a unique pilgrimage tourism venture of the Sikkim Government developed as “Pilgrim cum Cultural Centre” having a 87 ft statue of Lord Shiva atop the main Shiva temple which is at a height of 108 ft. and replicas of four Dhaams of the country at one place at Solophok hilltop in Namchi. Char Dham │ Siddhesvara Dhaam, the four most revered Dhams of the Hindus have been replicated in this fantastic complex to benefit the devotees and tourists. It is situated amidst the breadth taking surrounding of Solophok hill, befitting the mythological setting behind the establishment of the original Dhams. For the consecration of the Dham Shri Jagadguru Sankaryacharya Swami Swarupananda Saraswati in the presence of the Chief Minister Shri Pawan Chamling and his wife Smt Tika Maya Chamling did the “Pran Prastisha” of the Dham. There are replicas of the “Dwadash Jyotirlingas” (the twelve jyothirlinga) of Somnath, Mallikarjuna, Mahakaleswar, Omkareshwar, Kedarnath, Bhimashankar, Viswanath, Triambakeshwar, Vaidyanath, Nageswar, Rameshwar at Rameswaram and Grishneshwar surrounding the statue of Lord Shiva and the Char Dhams . There is a grand statue of Kirateshvar Mahadev and a temple of Shirdi Sai Baba too. One can have a view of the Mt Kanchenjunga, Statue of Guru Padmasambhava at Samdruptse, Darjeeling and other such locations from here. The Dham has stay facility for the devotees at “Yatri Niwas” which can accommodate more than 90 people at a time. The Dham has won the National Tourism Awards 2010–11 under the category of “Most Innovative/Unique Tourism Project” by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

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Visiting hours : 09.00AM to 07.00PM    all days of the week

Entry fee :  Rs.50/- per person and Rs. 30/- per vehicle

 

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