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Darjeeling in
North Bengal, is about 650 kms from Calcutta. The Tibetan Buddhist
monastery, the Ghoom Monastery with a 15 - foot high statue of Maitreya
Buddha, is the most famous monastery of the town. There is a Padmaja Naidu
zoo, the Himalayan black bear, panther, leopard and the Siberian tiger
among other animals. The Observatory Hill is a vantage point for a grand
view of the Kanchenjunga ranges. |