Sights in Kalimpong
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Dr Graham’s Home
This working orphanage and school was built in 1900 by Dr JA Graham, a Scottish missionary, to educate the children of tea-estate workers, and now has more than 1300 students. There’s a small museum that commemorates the founder and his wife Katherine. The 1925 chapel above the school looks like it’s straight out of Scotland, with its grey slate, spire and bell. It features fine stained-glass windows. The gate is 4km up the steep KD Pradhan Rd. Many people charter a taxi to get here (Rs90) and then walk back to town.
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Mangal Dham
This ungainly modern Mangal Dham is sacred to Krishna. In its ballroom-like prayer hall there are eight vibrant, life-size dioramas from the Krishna Leela. The temple is dedicated to Guruji Shri Mangaldasji, who's commemorated in a shrine below the prayer hall. The temple is about 500m downhill from Thongsa Gompa, or you can walk from the centre along Relli Rd and turn left by the Roman Catholic church.
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Nature Interpretation Centre
The Nature Interpretation Centre hosts what must be the world's most educational badminton court. Surrounding the court are a number of well-organised dioramas depicting the effects of human activity on the environment. It's an easy walk from the town centre. About 450m further up the hill is the small but serene Rishi Bankim Chandra Park (also known as Kalimpong Park).
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Pine View Nursery
Kalimpong is a major flower exporter and produces about 80% of India’s gladioli as well as many orchid varieties. Visit Pine View Nursery to gaze at its eminently photographable cactus collection. Pine View has a few rooms.
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Santi Kunj
Kalimpong is a major flower exporter and produces about 80% of India’s gladioli as well as many orchid varieties. Visit Santi Kunj to see anthuriums and the bird of paradise flower (bulbs are also sold here).
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Nurseryman’s Haven
Kalimpong is a major flower exporter and produces about 80% of India’s gladioli as well as many orchid varieties. Visit Nurseryman’s Haven to have a look at orchids.
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Pine View
Pine View nursery has an eminently photographable cactus collection.
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