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The oldest site of Darjeeling. This hill is also known as the “Makal-Babu-Ko-Thaan” in the local area. It is said that a Red Hat Buddhist Monastery stood at this very spot. The Nepalese people destroyed this monastery in the 19th century. The Mahakal Temple now stands on this hill.
Observatory Hill is a hill near Chowrasta square, or The Mall as it is popularly known, in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. Views of snow-clad peaks, including Mount Kanchenjunga, are visible from the Observatory Hill. The Bhutia Busty monastery was originally located here. Now the hill has the temple of Mahakal. Two important arteries of the town, Nehru Road and Bhanubhakta Sarani, meet at Chowrasta. Another school of thought suggests that the presence of the megalithic core to have been a place of worship of the Rongs, representing a sacred location of the classic Long Chok type.
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This church was built in 1843.
TRSHC
A rehabilitation centre for the Tibetan refugees in Darjeeling, established on 2 October 1959, following the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet. It contains a monastery and a museum.
Karmaa Dorjee Chyoling Monastery
This monastery was built in 1761 by Lama Dorje Rinzing above the Observatory Hill, where the Mahakal Temple stands now. Later, it was relocated downhill to Bhutia Busty.
The greenhouse has quite a nice collection of flowers.