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The weather during our three day stay in Gantok was largely hazy and overcast. The cottage that we were staying in claimed to have a view of the Kangchenjunga Range but we did not have any hopes of seeing that.

On day three early morning as we were getting ready for an excursion, a bright light started shining from the horizon due North-West. Only by zooming in, was it discernible as a mountain peak reflecting the rays of the rising sun.

It was in fact the Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak in the World, gracing us with an apparition through the vale of the clouds. It lasted only fifteen minutes and was not to be seen again during our stay in Sikkim.

The immensity of that fleeting moment still strikes an awe in me.

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