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Darjeeling (West Bengal)
The Queen of Hills
Unanimously described as the ‘Queen of Hills’ Darjeeling is unique in its versatility. For the tourists, fresh from the sights of other lands, Darjeeling comes not only as a delightful surprise but as a veritable relief from the hot and sultry weather of the plains. From the surroundings of this unrivalled mountainous town which stands at an average height of 7,000 feet above sea level, one sees the breath-taking beauty of the snow covered peaks, the tips of which seem too silvery to be real, a dappled effect indeed of vivid white and patches of grey.
Darjeeling is at once, both old and new. The cosmopolitan town itself has come a long way since its modest beginnings in 1835. The new includes modern amenities, first class hotels, comprehensive shopping centers; some of India’s most famous boarding-schools, cinema halls and the world’s most sought trekking trails. Yet a few miles of the town one comes into contact with age-old customs and ways of living – hand plowed terraced hill side fields, surrounded by gaily painted huts, hollowed out bamboo pipes for carrying water and villagers still utterly unspoilt by the rush and materialism of the Twenty First Century.
A Brief History
The District of Darjeeling
The People of Darjeeling
Religion
Languages
Climate and Tourist Season
Traveling up to Darjeeling
Places of Interest
Observatory Hill and The Mahakal Temple
Lloyd Botanical Garden
Sidrāpöng Hydel Power Station
Raj Bhawan
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
Natural History Museum
Step Aside
Market Square (Bazaar)
Buddhist Monasteries
- Yolmowa Buddhist Makdhog Monastery (Aloobari Monastery)
Chowrasta and Mall
Senchal Lakes
Tiger Hill
Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre
Japanese Peace Pagoda
Dhirdham Temple
Darjeeling-Rangit Valley Passenger Cable Car
Batasia Loop and the War Memorial
Rock Garden and Ganga Maya Park
Ava Art Gallery
Shrubbery Nightingale Park
TEA GARDENS
Treks in and around Darjeeling
Rafting/Kayaking/Canyoning
Day Trips
Rock Climbing
Off Beat Tracks and Places
Love Road
Chitray
Hot Stimulating Café
Clubs:
Gymkhana Club:
Planters Club:
Arts and Crafts
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