Flowers around Darjeeling


Flowers around Darjeeling 1
A typical type of flower locally named ‘lalu patey’ [लालु पाते ] which are only found around Darjeeling,’lalu’ means red color and ‘pate means’ leaf,[its like leaf but red in color].These flowers are used during Nepali festivals like Dushara,Dipawali and others.
Fig:Lalu patey ‘ [लालु पाते ][Photograph submitted by Puran Gurung]
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Sandeep Khati

Editor, SearchDarjeeling · Founder, India Job Alerts

Sandeep grew up in the Darjeeling hills and writes about the places, people, festivals and everyday news of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Mirik, Kurseong and Sikkim. Every story is checked with local sources and official notices before it goes live. Looking for verified government jobs in West Bengal, Sikkim and across India? He also runs India Job Alerts.

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