River Teesta and Sikkim


Teesta is the lifeline of Sikkim. Sikkim folklore is full of myths on how humans settled and civilization flourished along the course of Teesta, and how Lepchas skillfully built cane-bridges across the river.

In one ancient Lepcha myth, an angry Teesta caused deluge when he lost a race to his lover, the sacred river Rangit. Mount Tendoung, annually worshiped by Lepchas on August 8, gave refuge to all living creature including Humans. The rest of Sikkim was flooded and all life perished in that great deluge.

(Source : http://www.epw.org.in/uploads/articles/10953.pdf author Vibha Arora
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