Tranquil Tuesday

River Rangeet

Near Darjeeling

Tributary of Teesta

Turquoise Rangeet flows

Trekkers

A few of my many pictures shot in October 2006 during my trek in Sikkim:

Tshoka Village

Yaks on the trek route

Kokchurang

Trekking in Pedhang

Towards Yuksom

View from Bakhim Lodge

Holy Lake and Tshoka Gompa

On the way back to Yuksom

Faces of Sikkim

Arpan, the porter, on the way to Kokchurang

Tashi, the guide, in Tshoka

Bhaila, the guide, on the way down from Dzongri-La

Bhaila at Lake Samiti

Sikkimese mother and her children at Tshoka

Porters at Tshoka Village

Bhaila at Saachen Lodge
Sikkimese mother and son at Tshoka



















Nimatashi with his grandfather

River Rangeet

The River Rangeet is a tributary of the Teesta River, the largest river in the Indian state of Sikkim. The river originates in the Himalayan mountains in West Sikkim district. A perennial river, it is fed by the melting snow of the Himalayas in early summer, and the monsoon rains in July-August. It is popular among rafting enthusiasts for its turbulent waters. The tortuous river joins the Teesta at Teesta Bazaar on the border of West Bengal and Sikkim. During its final few kilometres, it forms the boundary between these two states.

I shot these pictures as I was passing through the town of Jorethang.