Queer and maginficient queen of hills - darjeeling

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

3. Batasia Loop and the War Memorial : While coming back to town we had visited Batasia , this railway loop is a marvellous feat of engineering and with its magnificent view of Darjeeling town with the Kanchenjunga mountain is worth an experience. Here i had seen - War memorial which is constructed in the memory of the brave sons of Darjeeling who died for the country since Independence in 1947.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

Batasia loop

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

4 .Ghum Monastery:- Next day we visited Yiga Cholling Monastery which is situated about 8 kms. from the town at Ghoom and enshrines an image of 'the Coming Buddha' or the Maitriya Buddha. Its peace and enchantment of monks are still in my ears.Moving Manne( a circular thick pole on which Buddhist mantra written) was an memorable and pious experience. One monk showed us the whole monastery.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

ghum monastry

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

5. Dali Monastery- It is a big monastery located 5 kms. from the town. It belongs to the Drukpa Sect and the Drukchen Rimpoche resides here, later we also visited the Bhutia Busty Monastery which is situated at C.R. Das Road and is within 25 minutes walk from the Mahakal Market.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

6. Japanese Peace Pagoda : The Nipponzan Myohoji Buddhist inaugurated the Japanese Peace Pagoda in 1992. It is a recent landmark constructed by Japanese Monks and better known as japnese temple. It is an indeed a marvelous peace of art.

It is completely white people light candles and oil lamps here...

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

7. The Mall and Chowrasta : The Mall road originates and culminates at the Chowrasta which is the hub of Darjeeling town, a square on the ridge of Darjeeling town and a good place to sit and relax. I can call it best place of town for people of all ages and yeah indeed good shopping place. It is ideal for a leisurely walk around a setting that is perfect. A walk around The Mall is a must just at any time of the day with the pleasant view of the mountains, valleys with rhododendron trees and old houses.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

8. Himalayan Zoological Park and Snow Leopard Breeding Centre : Another famous tourist spot,it is at high altitude wild life park and new home of the Siberian Tiger, Himalayan Black Bear, Barking Deer etc. , Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park or the town Zoo exhibits some rare Himalayan Fauna including the Snow Leopard, Red panda, Tibetan Wolf, Himalayan Pheasants, etc. It is a treat for all wild life enthusiasts and kids.

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

red panda and tiger at the zoo..........

tanu khurana · Aug 29, 2012

[FONT=&quot]9. Lloyds[FONT=&quot] Botanical Garden[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]: This is a colourful garden situated just below the market. In 1878 Mr. W. Lloyd gifted 40 acres of hillside to make a garden with local plants and flowers. It still has the most varied collection of rhododendron, magnolia, orchids, etc. of the Eastern Himalayas. It also has a glass-house full of alpine flowers. Moreover i found it as a lover spot.
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