Nub Dechen Phug Sacred Grove
It is located 10km (approx.) from Yuksam town in West Sikkim. The trek is slight ascend starts from Nambu village. The grove comes under the Himalayan wet temperate forest with very steep slope ranging between 55° to 60° having sparse distribution of tree species. Nub-Dechén Phu, also known as the ‘Cave of Great Happiness’.
About this Sacred Grove
Nub Dechen Phug (also spelled Nub Dechenphug or Nup-Dechen-Phu) is a high-altitude sacred cave and associated sacred grove located in West Sikkim, India, sitting at an elevation of over 3,000 meters (around 10,000 feet).It is located 10km (approx.) from Yuksam town in West Sikkim. The trek is slight ascend starts from Nambu
village. The grove comes under the Himalayan wet temperate forest with very steep slope ranging between 55° to 60° having sparse distribution of tree species.
Nub-Dechén Phu, also known as the ‘Cave of Great Happiness’. This holy abode of Guru Padmasambhava is believed to be associated with the ‘God of Infinite Light’. It is believed that this cave contains sacred images representing the body, speech and mind, ritual objects, and complete sutras and tantras translated in Tibetan. Legend has it that treasures stored here that could feed almost half the population of the world is also hidden here.
Location
Coordinates: 27.2003000, 88.0725000
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Himalayan birch or alder birch.
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