Country:
IndiaWest Bengal
Value:
Regional value
Duration:
1 hour
Founded:
19 century
GPS:
Observatory Hill & Mahakal Temple
Country:
IndiaRegion:
West Bengal
Observatory Hill & Mahakal Temple
Church
Value:
Regional value
Visit duration:
1 hour
Description:
Observatory Hill is the oldest site in Darjeeling. This hill is also known as the AMakal-Babu-Ko-ThaanA? in local area. It is said that a Red Hat Buddhist Monastery stood at this very spot. Nepal people destroyed this monastery in the 19th century. Now the Mahakal Temple is located in this hill.
Categories:
Church
Church
Why visit:
Pray
Interesting:
Fitness level:
Best visit time:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Access:
Car
Bike
Foot
Car 4x4
Roads:
Asphalt
Gravel
Info:
Clothing:
for the season
Connection:
Ok
TOPS NEARBY
TOURS VISITING HERE
TOP TRAVEL POSTS
- Weekend in Moab: Arches, Canyons, and the Spirit of Adventure
- From trauma healers to in-house psychologists, hotels are increasingly catering to travellers’ mental health
- Nanai
- Forest Elephants May Return to Nyungwe National Park
- Visible from the Moon: Earth’s Most Monumental Wonders
- Liechtenstein
- A journey to the country where happiness matters more than wealth
- Madagaskar
- Taco – the taste of Mexico in your hand: history, traditions and travel routes
- Tsunami in Sri Lanka: the tragedy that changed tourism
- Leonardo DiCaprio: tourist places of his life and filming
- Where tourists are kidnapped for ransom
- Beach Extreme: World Regions with the Most Biting Sandflies
- The World of Varans
- How to Get Around Australia
- Minsk (Belarus)
- With a Movie Camera in Kamchatka
- Dance of Spirits in the Arctic Sky: The Northern Lights in Lofoten Island Mythology
- Bars Around the World Where Celebrities Left Their Mark
- Irkutsk
Created:
Updated:
ID:
98518