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- Darjeeling
When you are ready to spend your holiday at the Eastern Himalayan region you will come up to meet with a beautiful hill station known as Darjeeling. It is a perfect destination for you to travel and experience the green beauty. The staggering destination along with the stunning panoramic view of Mt. Kanchenjunga makes Darjeeling one of the most attractive places for a vacation. It is an important part of West Bengal whose natural beauty is highly praised and respected throughout the country. There is a big presence and influence of Nepali culture in Darjeeling. Rai, Limbu, Chhetri, Brahmin, Tamang, Subba etc are the main communities of people residing in Darjeeling. Dashain and Tihar are two main festivals and Nepali is the most common language spoken in Darjeeling.
As Darjeeling the "Queen of Hills” has the magical and enchanting charm, the facts of the region are more interesting and amazing which attracts a large number of visitors every year.
The name Darjeeling was originated from two Tibetan words 'Dorje' meaning thunderbolt and 'Ling' signifies land or place. Therefore, this beautiful region is regarded as the place with a thunderbolt.
One part of the charm of Darjeeling is the glorious tea gardens, it is a region where you'll find the immense green beauty wrapped around in the arms of nature.
When the Dalai Lama left Tibet in 1959 many of his fellow countrymen followed him and his path. Since then, Darjeeling has been the home to Tibetan Self Refugee Center.
Tiger Hill, Darjeeling gives the staggering view of the sunrise early in the morning along with the sight of Himalayas. Many tourists visit Darjeeling just for the photography of this moment too.
Though Darjeeling is located in West Bengal, India there is an enormous presence of Nepali culture and tradition because of the large population of Nepali community people.
It is 11 km away from Darjeeling town which is famous for the early morning sunset view and the sight of both Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Everest.
It is a beautiful spiral railway track established in 1919 that gives the splendid view over a hilltop.
It is the tallest structure of Darjeeling with a height of 28.5 metres located at the slopes of Jalpahar.
It is the central zoo of Darjeeling established by the government of India on 14 August 1958.
It is one of the oldest monasteries of Darjeeling established by a monk named Sokpo Sherab Gyatso. It is also known as Yiga Choeling Monastery.
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