Flag of Sikkim
Officially Kingdom of Sikkim
Locally Drenjong · འབྲས་ལྗོངས
What the flag looks like
A white field with a broad red border, bearing a golden khorlo, the Buddhist Wheel of Dharma, in the center.
What it means
The khorlo, or Wheel of Dharma, represents Buddhism, the religion of Sikkim's Chogyal kings.
How to remember it
Sikkim's
flag is a golden Buddhist wheel on white inside a thick red frame.
Fun facts
- After a referendum in 1975 the monarchy was abolished and Sikkim became India's 22nd state.
- Sikkim's kings bore the title Chogyal, "righteous ruler"; the last, Palden Thondup Namgyal, married the American Hope Cooke in 1963.
Sikkim at a glance
- Existed
- 1642–1975
- Flag used
- 1967–1975
- Today
- Sikkim, a state of India
- Capital
- Gangtok
- Region
- 1642–1975
- Languages
- Sikkimese, Nepali, Lepcha
- Flag adopted
- 1967