India: Kurseong - The Land of White Orchid

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Kurseong is a picturesque beauty, a hill-town in West Bengal in the Eastern Himalayas. It is a town and a municipality in Darjeeling district, West Bengal. Kurseong is located at an altitude of 1,482.55 metres, and it's just 32 kilometres from Darjeeling. The town was originally called Karsan Rup meaning the “Land of white orchid”. It is the ideal place to spend stress-free days while being surrounded by Eastern Himalayas and peace. Hills and peaks like Mt Kanchenjunga, Dow Hill, St Mary’s Hill and others can be seen from there.