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Darjeeling is a beautiful hill resort and tourists from all over the World come here in plenty. The famous tea plantations spreading out greenery in all the directions, in the form of terrace farmed hills, make for a panoramic view. There are a number of Tourist Attractions in Darjeeling and the Darjeeling Tourism is a very big and profitable industry. Amongst the other great things, the Handicrafts of Darjeeling are quite famous and exhibit the superb works of art and craft. These Handicrafts of Darjeeling will readily catch one's fancy and watching the local handicrafts being made, is another great experience. One can catch the villagers making these Darjeeling Handicrafts at various places. One such place is the Tibetan Refugee Self Centre in Darjeeling. Established in 1959, the centre was for the rehabilitation of the Tibetan Refugees, who had come to India with the Dalai Lama. Here one can see the Tibetans at work. The Tibetan handicrafts and the Tibetan Woolen Carpet are very popular. A Roman Catholic social service centre, i.e. the Hayden Hall in Darjeeling also features a handicraft section that employs the poor people. These Hill Crafts of Darjeeling are sold at much reasonable price at the markets. Some of the well known shops that sell these beautiful Handicrafts of Darjeeling are the Manjusha Bengal Emporium and the Gram Shilpa. The Manjusha is situated at Nehru Road and displays a wide range of hill crafts, handloom and silk products of Bengal. The other showroom, called the Gram Shilpa, offers Khadi handlooms and silk products. It is at Chowrasta in Darjeeling and was started by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission of India. While in Darjeeling, one must not miss out the famous Ava Art Gallery and the eye catching Art and Craft of Darjeeling that are displayed in the gallery. The gallery showcases the famous art and embroidery works of Mrs. Ava Devi. One can locate it easily below the main road, towards Ghoom.
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