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| | West Bengal Indian States Destination Guide, Kochi - Cochin Travel and tour operator from India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | According to legend, the hill was struck by a thunderbolt and, consequently, a Buddhist Lama named the town Darjeeling, which means Place of the Thunderbolt. |
 | | Cradled between the Deolo and Durpin Dara Hills, at an altitude of 1250m and about 51km from Darjeeling, Kalimpong is a remote and pretty hill station, which has been a meeting point of the once 'three closed lands' on the trade route to Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. |
 | | Deolo View Point and Lake - located atop the 1914m high Deola Hill, offers an excellent view of snow peaks, Kalimpong town and the confluence of the Rangit and Teesta rivers. |
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