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![[Prince Palden (left) and friend at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjkvMDEvMDEvcHJpbmNlLXBhbGRlbi1sZWZ0LWFuZC1mcmllbmQtYXQtbmV3LXllYXJzLWNlcmVtb255LWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLTEwMjQuanBn/320/461/jpg "[Prince Palden (left) and friend at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Woman carrying wood on her back and man carrying vegetation in basket, walking down road in Lachung, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvd29tYW4tY2Fycnlpbmctd29vZC1vbi1oZXItYmFjay1hbmQtbWFuLWNhcnJ5aW5nLXZlZ2V0YXRpb24taW4tYmFza2V0LXdhbGtpbmctNjMzMjM4LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Woman carrying wood on her back and man carrying vegetation in basket, walking down road in Lachung, Sikkim]")
![[Headman of village, Pipon, seated in house with children, drinking out of cup, Lachung, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjUvMDEvMDEvaGVhZG1hbi1vZi12aWxsYWdlLXBpcG9uLXNlYXRlZC1pbi1ob3VzZS13aXRoLWNoaWxkcmVuLWRyaW5raW5nLW91dC1vZi1jdXAtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Headman of village, Pipon, seated in house with children, drinking out of cup, Lachung, Sikkim]")
![[Performers at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMzAvcGVyZm9ybWVycy1hdC1uZXcteWVhcnMtY2VyZW1vbnktZ2FuZ3Rvay1zaWtraW0tMWJkMGJmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Performers at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NzEvMDEvMDEvcHJpbmNlLXBhbGRlbi1zZWNvbmQtZnJvbS1sZWZ0LW1ha2luZy1zaWxseS1mYWNlcy13aXRoLWZyaWVuZHMtc2lra2ltLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/27/webp "[Prince Palden (second from left) making silly faces with friends, Sikkim]")
![[Lamas blowing horns at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTMvbGFtYXMtYmxvd2luZy1ob3Jucy1hdC1uZXcteWVhcnMtY2VyZW1vbnktZ2FuZ3Rvay1zaWtraW0tYzk0YWEwLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/57/webp "[Lamas blowing horns at New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvbWFza2VkLWRhbmNlci1kdXJpbmctbmV3LXllYXJzLWNlcmVtb255LWdhbmd0b2stc2lra2ltLTM4ZjFmNy02NDAuanBn/40/57/webp "[Masked dancer during New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
![[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMzAvd2Fycmlvci1kYW5jaW5nLWF0LW5ldy15ZWFycy1jZXJlbW9ueS1zaWtraW0tNmIyNmU3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/58/webp "[Warrior dancing at New Year's ceremony, Sikkim]")
![[Masked clowns entertaining crowd at the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjkvMDEvMDEvbWFza2VkLWNsb3ducy1lbnRlcnRhaW5pbmctY3Jvd2QtYXQtdGhlLW5ldy15ZWFycy1jZXJlbW9ueS1nYW5ndG9rLXNpa2tpbS02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Masked clowns entertaining crowd at the New Year's ceremony, Gangtok, Sikkim]")
