Places to visit in the city Kalimpong
DR. GRAHAM’S HOME - Kalimpong Situated in a 500-acre estate on the slopes of Dealo
Hills, Dr. Graham’s Home is an educational institution
founded as a home and school for orphan children by Dr.
John Anderson Graham, a Scottish missionary, in 1900.
Started with just six students, the school today has over
1,200 boys and girls and is among the better-known public
schools of the region. The school is self-sufficient and
has its own dairy, poultry and bakery. Every year in the
month of May the school organises a May Fair. The original
buildings and chapel in the school complex present an
interesting sight.
THARPA CHOLING MONASTERY - Kalimpong Situated on Tirpai Hill, Tharpa Choling Monastery was
built around 1937. The monastery belongs to the Gelukpa
Sect of Tibetan Buddhism, the sect to which the present
Dalai Lama belongs. The monastery has a library of the
Buddhist manuscripts and thangkas (picture or representation
of a deity on cloth).
ZONG DOG PALRI FO-BRANG MONASTERY - Kalimpong Built in the mid-1970s, the monastery lies at about 5
km south of the town centre at Durpin Dara Hill. The monastery
was consecrated by the Dalai Lama. It houses impressive
wall paintings and a rare three-dimensional mandala (a
Hindu or Buddhist graphic symbol of the universe). From
this monastery, one can get a panoramic view of the town
and the surrounding areas.
DURPIN DARA HILL - Kalimpong The highest point in Kalimpong, the Durpin Dara Hill
offers a breathtaking view of the plains below. Some of
the places that can be viewed from here include the Teesta
and Rangeet rivers, western Sikkim, the Kanchenjunga peak,
Peshoke and Lopchu tea estates, Nathu-la pass and the
towns of Siliguri and Kurseong.
LEPCHA MUSEUM - Kalimpong The museum is located in Bag Dhara and exhibits manuscripts
and other objects of the Lepchas, the original people
of Kalimpong.
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