Siddhesvara Dham Solophok

Getting there

• By air

  Bagdogra airport in West Bengal is the nearest airport, about 102 km from Namchi.

• By train

  New Jalpaiguri is the nearest railway station, about 96 km from Namchi.

• By road

  Sikkim Nationalised Transport buses run regularly from Namchi to other towns in the state and to Siliguri.

On the way

• Fly to Bagdogra airport in West Bengal, about 102 km from Namchi.
• Or take a train to New Jalpaiguri station in West Bengal, about 96 km from Namchi.
• From Namchi, Sikkim Nationalised Transport buses run regularly to Siliguri.

Why devotees come here

Siddhesvara Dham is a Shiva temple complex on Solophok hilltop, above the town of Namchi in South Sikkim. It has a 108 ft (33 m) statue of Shiva, and the complex is known as Chaar Dham.

Siddhesvara Dham is a Shiva temple complex on Solophok hilltop. The complex has a 108 ft (33 m) statue of Shiva. The statue is part of the complex known as Chaar Dham.

The complex has models of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites of Hindu tradition. It also has replicas of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The statue and these models are part of the same complex on the hilltop.

The hilltop lies about 5 km from Namchi, the administrative headquarters of South Sikkim district. Namchi is a town in the Indian state of Sikkim. Above the town stands the Samdruptse statue of Guru Padma Sambhava, 135 ft tall. The district site calls it the tallest statue of its kind in the world.

Tips for your visit

• Ngadak Gompa, a ruined and neglected old dzong, lies some 5 to 6 km from Namchi.
• The Samdruptse statue is a separate place from this temple, and the district site lists it as its own tourist place.

Questions people ask