Best Time To Travel To Darjeeling – A Holiday Amidst Festival Colors

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Darjeeling is a beautiful Himalayan city of West Bengal which is internationally recognized as a popular holiday destination. A visit to Darjeeling gifts one an experience of walking down the memory lanes of the glorious colonial days. Nestled amidst the snow-capped mountains and large number of tea gardens, Darjeeling stands as a proud beauty reflecting Mother Nature’s charm at its best. Located amidst the rolling mountains, Darjeeling offers a glimpse of Mount Kanchenjunga towering over the sky that fascinates the tourists with its mesmerizing vision. Darjeeling beholds a pleasurable climate throughout the year and therefore all four seasons serve as the best time to travel to Darjeeling.

Darjeeling is blessed with sal, oak and alpine forests and also wide range of orchids that are found abundantly in the city enhance the charm of the land. Along with the flora, the city is also blessed with wild life including civets, mongooses, ducks, plovers and gulls. The city has many sightseeing places and the most popular of them are: Darjeeling war memorial, Dhoom Gompa, Chowrasta, Observatory hill, Himalayan mountaineering ...
... institute, toy train, glimpse of mount Kanchenjunga, tea gardens and so on.

Besides the natural glories, Darjeeling is also famous for its grand festivals. Festive seasons are best time to travel in Darjeeling because a visit during festivals allows tourists to observe the festive colors of the city along with natural glory. The main festivals of Darjeeling are: Maghe Sankranti, Losar, Sri Panchnami, Saraswati Puja, Cho Ngo Chopa, Holi, Id-ul Zuha, Buddha Jayanti, Muharram, Teez, Tihar, Durga Puja and so on. Darjeeling festivals include the blending of many cultures mainly: the Hindu religion, Tibetan rituals, Buddhism and obviously Nepalese rituals. Thus, the land offers the beautiful blend of different cultures. Maghe Sankranti is considered as the first day of New Year and is celebrated grandly throughout the city by everyone mainly the Nepalese people. Losar is a Tibetan festival beautifully adopted by the Darjeeling people and celebrated every year with utmost respect and merriment. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated by everyone and mainly by the Buddhist monks in the month of April every year. And Saraswati puja, Durga Puja, Teez etc are Hindu festivals that are a part of Darjeeling festivals as much. Every festival has its own history and cultural significance and an experience of these festivals definitely enhances and makes one’s tour to Darjeeling a delightful journey. Thus, festive time is the best time to travel to Darjeeling.

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