Chenrezig Statue and Skywalk, Pelling — a 42 m statue, a glass walkway
What it is
On a ridge above Pelling stands a statue of Chenrezig, the bodhisattva of compassion, 137 feet tall, with a glass-floored skywalk beside it. Wikipedia gives the height as 42 m and says no other Chenrezig statue stands taller. The Dalai Lama consecrated its foundation stone, which was set in 2009, and the site was inaugurated in 2018.
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The skywalk
The skywalk stands at 2,195 m above sea level and looks out over the statue and the long flight of steps leading to it. Wikipedia calls it India's first glass skywalk, and says the Teesta and Rangeet rivers flow in the valleys near it. Golden prayer wheels line both sides of the stair.
Seeing it
The statue is the landmark you see from many places on the ridge, and it is close to the Sanga Choeling Monastery, so the two sites often share one outing. We have no verified ticket price, opening hours or rules for the glass floor.
Combine it with
The Pelling ridge day joins the skywalk with the Pemayangtse Monastery and the Rabdentse ruins. Read things to do in Pelling and when to visit Pelling.
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Questions people ask
What is the Chenrezig statue at Pelling?
A statue of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, 137 feet or 42 m tall, which Wikipedia ranks as the world's tallest of its kind. The Dalai Lama consecrated its foundation stone, set in 2009, and the site was inaugurated in 2018. Alongside it runs a glass-floored skywalk.
Is the Pelling skywalk really India's first?
Wikipedia calls it India's first glass skywalk, at a height of 2,195 m or 7,200 feet above sea level, overlooking the statue and its stair. That is a claim from one source and we have not verified it elsewhere. We have no verified ticket price or opening hours; ask locally.
Where is the skywalk in relation to Sanga Choeling?
Wikipedia describes the statue and skywalk as a new attraction near the Sanga Choeling Monastery, on the ridge above Pelling. Our routing ends at a road point about 6 minutes from the town centre, close to both, so the two sites combine into one short outing.