what is art & craft of sikkim ? in about 100-150 words
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Sikkim is located in the north eastern part of India, but is not a part of the Seven Sister states. The state is famous for dazzling waterfalls, virgin forests, Tibetan style Buddhist Gompas, alpine meadows, rhododendron flowers and more. ... It was merged with India in 1975, and is a prosperous state todaypeople of Sikkim consist of three ethnic groups, that is, Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepali. Hindu Temples coexist with Buddhist Monasteries, Churches, Mosques and Gurudwaras. The predominant Communities are Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese. The people of Sikkim are extremely warm, well mannered and welcoming.Saga Dawa is one of such auspicious festivals, celebrated by the people who follow Mahayana form of Buddhism. On which, they go to monasteries and offer butter lamps along with the prayers. Later, the colorful procession adorned by the monks chanting holy scriptures, go around the town of Sikkim.DHH - Thanka Painting. Thankas are religious scrolls found hanging in monasteries and in Sikkimese homes. They normally depict life sketches of gods and goddesses in different forms. They may depict life sketches of gods and goddesses in different forms.One of the most popular handicraft objects of Sikkim includes a choksee table, woolen carpet, canvas wall hanging, thankas delineating painting on various aspects of the state. ... The state has various handicrafts in the form of cane and bamboo products.Sikkim is a state having very old and deep rooted handloom and handicraft traditions. Handloom weaving, thanka painting, wooden mask making, wood curving are typical of Sikkim. All these traditional handloom and handicrafts are described.