Saga Dawa Festival is one of the most important festivals of which of the following states?

  1. Assam
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. ​Sikkim
  4. Meghalaya

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Option 3 : ​Sikkim
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  • Saga Dawa Festival is one of the most important festivals in Sikkim.
  • Losoong Festival is celebrated on the occasion of the end of the harvest season and at the end of the tenth month of Tibetan year in the rural Sikkim.
  • During this festival, the Chaam dances by the people of Sikkim are performed.
Facts about Sikkim
  1. Sikkim is the northeastern state of India.
  2. It borders Tibet in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south.
  3. The Capital of Sikkim is Gangtok.
  4. It was founded by the Namgyal dynasty in the 17th century.
  5. Kangchenjunga the highest peak of India and third highest on Earth is in the State of Sikkim.
  6. Sikkim became a state of India by the 36th Amendment Act, 1975 on 26th April, 1975
Rivers
  1. Teesta
  2. Rangit
National Park
  1. Khangchendzonga National Parks
  2. Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Singba Rhododendron Sanctuary
  4. Kyongnosla Alpine Sanctuary
  5. Maenam Wildlife Sanctuary
  6. Varsey Rhododendron Sanctuary
Festivals
  1. Saga Dawa
  2. Lhabab Dunchen
  3. Losar Festival
  4. Phang Lhabsol
  5. Bumchu
  6. Losoong
  7. Tihaar
Famous Personalities
  1. Baichung Bhutia (Indian footballer)
  2. Danny Denzongpa (Bollywood Actor)
Mountain Passes
  1. Nathula Pass
  2. Jelep La Pass
Lakes
  1. Tsomgo Lake
  2. Cholamu Lake
Symbol of Sikkim
State Animal

Red Panda(Ailurus fulgens)

Red-Panda
State Bird Blood Pheasant Blood-Pheasant (1)
State Flower Nobile Orchid Nobile-Dendrobium

State Tree

Rhododendron Rhododendrons
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