Sikkim, a small Himalayan State lying between 270 to 280 North Latitude and 880 to 890 East Longitude is the 22nd State of India. It is 7,096 Sq. kms in size yet has an elevation ranging from 200 meter to 8585 meters above sea level. It’s topography is dominated by the most majestic mountain chain in the world which includes Khangchendzonga, world’s third highest mountain-a guardian deity of the Sikkimese.