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darjeeling pride of gorkhas
Our planet wears dazzling ornaments 
Shangri-la in the sun 
Gold of the gods
Some backyards have better views
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Darjeeling at night
The beauty of Darjeeling is incomparable to any other place in India. Darjeeling is famous for the picturesque sunrises over the Tiger Hill, the famous Buddhist temples and monasteries and also the botanical and zoological gardens. Sightseeing in Darjeeling is a great experience for both the local and the foreign tourists. The snow-capped mountain ranges of the Kachenjunga attract a lot of people from all over the world. The place is popularly known as the Paradise of the East and people love to visit the place time and again. Darjeeling originally belonged to the independent state of Sikkim. Later in the eighteenth century, it was taken over by the Bhutanese and the Gurkhas. Tiger Hill is the highest point in Darjeeling. From here one can see the peaks of the Kanchenjunga and on a clear day the Everest looms into view.
The sparkling beauty and charm of Darjeeling got transformed in to the stream of words by Mark Twain-
" The one land that all men desire to see,
and having seen once even by a glimpse
would not give that glimpse
For the shows of the rest of the world combined".
The clean fresh mountain air, the verdant hills and valleys and the vast stretches of lush green tea gardens makes Darjeeling the queen of all the hill stations of India. The real magical aura is provided to the land by the 8,586 -m Mt. Kanchenjunga that leaves the tourists senses intoxicated.
