 This town has its history rooted in the days of cross
Himalayan trade with Tibet. Echoes of history as a
meeting points of trades and travelers from both sides
can still be felt today. A strategic point in both
military and economic terms, it was seized by the
British India from Bhutan in 1865. From the earliest
days of its imperial administration it was decided to
reserve almost all of the forest land surrounding the
small town and to this day the wooded slopes are a
carefully conserved environment sheltering countless
variety of flora and fauna. Situated at a lower altitude
than Darjeeling (1250mt) with much less rainfall,
Kalimpong has a different climate, One which has proved
particularly suited for flower growing. Indeed the
kalimpong flowers nurseries are famous throughout the
world.
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 Deolo the beautiful garden is the
best place to get an Arial view of Kalimpong town and
enjoy the beauty of the mountains surrounding it. A
bungalow of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council is also
situated here, Where rooms are available on prior
bookings. A beautiful temple of lord Sri Krishna namely Mangal Dham, also stands towering at the centre of the
town. Besides these there are a number of nurseries
which boosts the most unique collection of cactus and
orchids which are worth seeing.
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