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| location = [[Gangtok]] , [[Sikkim]], [[India]]<br />
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The '''Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park''' is a recreation centre and [[tourist attraction]] near [[Gangtok]], in the [[States and union territories of India|state]] of [[Sikkim]], [[India]]. The park's statuary and other displays document the [[Banjhakri and Banjhakrini|Ban Jhakri]], or traditional [[shamanic]] healer who worships spirits living in caves around the falls. ''Ban'' means "forest", and ''[[jhākri]]'' means "healer".<ref name=Hills>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Banjhakri-Falls-and-Energy-Park/78/|title=Banjhakri Falls and Energy Park|accessdate=12 March 2016|publisher=Sikkim Tourism Development Corporation}}</ref><ref name=Tour>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimtourism.gov.in/Webforms/General/Destination/Destination.aspx?id=72|title= Bhanjhakri Falls Energy Park| accessdate=12 March 2016|publisher=Tourism and Civil Aviation Department, Government of Sikkim}}</ref><br />
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The park is in a thickly forested part of Swastik, next to an army camp, about {{Convert|7|km}} from Gangtok on [[National Highway 17 (India)|National Highway 31]] to [[North Sikkim]].<ref name= Water>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikkimstdc.com/GeneralPages/Details/Bakthang-Waterfalls/25/|title=Bakthang Waterfalls|accessdate=12 March 2016|publisher=Sikkin Tourism Development Corporation}}</ref><br />
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==Layout==<br />
Banjhakri Falls is a natural [[waterfall]] sourced from springs at higher elevation. The cascade is approximately {{Convert|30|m}} high.<ref name= Season>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-01-08/news/57838468_1_holiday-season-sikkim-gangtok|title=This holiday season, enjoy a Yak Safari near Lake Tsongmo in Sikkim|date=8 January 2015|accessdate=12 March 2016|publisher=Economic Times}}</ref> {{Convert|2|acres}} of forestland were cleared and developed for the park. The theme park was conceived by [[Chief Minister of Sikkim]] [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]], who had visited the falls during his visit to the [[Lingdum Monastery|Ranka Monastery]] on 28 September 2004. He intended to revive interest in the traditional shamanic beliefs of the people. Citizens were invited to suggest themes for the park. The park was consequently developed into an attraction that celebrated the shamanic traditions of the people of Sikkim.<br />
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Among the park's attractions are a man-made lake with a dragon in the centre; gazebos; statues of ''jhākri''; and statues of the ancestors of the Lyam Lymay, Mangpas, and Lepcha peoples of Sikkim.<ref name=Tour/><ref name= Season/> Sculptures of jhākri, Bongthing, Phedangba, and Bijuwa are housed in thatched enclosures. Paved paths and footbridges wind through the landscaped garden, which is decorated with ornamental trees and flowers, such as ''ardesia'', [[Acer (plant)|acer]], [[poinsettia]] (''Euphorbia pulcherrima''), ''[[camellia]]'', ''[[angelica]],'' ''[[hydrangea]]'', and ''tebuchinie''.<br />
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Gazebos have been erected throughout the park. A museum hall curated by the Sikkim Rural Energy Development Agency (SREDA) has exhibits about renewable energy.<ref name=Tour/><ref name="Season"/> The grounds also feature exhibits about topics in renewal energy, such as solar water heaters, solar-powered cars, energy drums, et al.<ref name=Tour/> The park is lit by solar-powered lamps.<br />
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[[Category:Plunge waterfalls]]<br />
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