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Art
Gallery :
The art
exhibitions at Ramkinkar Hall near Court
More are a must-see.
Akshaya Kumar Maitreya Museum :
Known for
9th-12th century sculptures, hand-written
manuscripts dating back to 14th-18th
century, coint of Kanishka to Mughal Period
and that of contemporary local kings.
Mahananda Wild
Life Sanctuary, Sukna
:
18 kms form
Siliguri, a place, deep inside forest &
nature a good picnic spot and a site for
bird-watchers and lovers of nature and
eco-tourism.
Madhuban Park :
A park, developed by Indian Army, is an
excellent picnic spot.
North
Bengal Science Centre :
Science Park and
Taramandal at Matigara, 6 kms away.
Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna :
Umrao Singh Boat Club, Sukna, a Boat Club,
developed by Indian Army. Different size &
shapes of boats are available for tourists.
Passing through Tea Gardens :
The whole of sightseeing trip pass through
tea gardens. If you are interested, you can
tea processing also.
Salugara Monastery :
His eminence Kalu Rinpoche constructed a one
hundred foot stupa, which contains five
types of relics and is an object of
veneration which will bring liberation to
any one who sees it.
Kalchakra Monastery :
Kalchakra was 1st time organised in Salugara
in December 96.
Teesta view Point, Sevoke :
The Teesta river is the life line of the
Sikkim and Darjeeling Himalayas. Bird
watching is possible.
Kali Mandir :
Kali Mandir, a Hindu Temple near Sevoke, an
abode of the living goddess Kali. The famous
Kali Mandir is frequented by newly wedded
couples seeking the blessing of the Goddess
Kali for an happy married life.
Monkey Point :
Before reaching Coronation Bridge, you will
run into groups of friendly monkeys. These
monkeys can be hand -fed bread, bananas or
tid-bits.
Kalijhora
:
28 kms away, an
ideal picnic spot by the side of Teesta
River. Close by are Peshok, Mongpu and
Latpanchor.
Sevoke Coronation Bridge :
Between Salugara & Kalijhora is the Sevoka
Bridge, built in 1930, a relic of British
Excellence in design & architecture. While
crossing the bridge on foot cut out the
nature adds colour to pleasure.
Hong Kong Market :
For purchase of foreign goods. For people,
who cannot go to Dhulabari, Nepal, this is a
market of great charm - a large variety of
imported goods are available at reasonable
prices. The prices are cheaper by 30% in
comparison to Calcutta and 40% in comparison
to Delhi and Bombay.
Consumer Goods Market :
Seth Srilal Market and Hill Cart Road have
some big consumer goods shops, which stock
large varieties of mercantile. The people of
North Bengal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Nepal and
Bangladesh regularly visit Siliguri for
Purchasing. Prices are competitive and
bargaining is negligible.
Railway Exhibition :
For seeing Steam Engines of narrow gauge 'c'
Class, a relic of British Raj, Siliguri JN
is to be visited.
ISKCON Hare Krishna Mandir :
A temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. The
ISKCON CENTRE in Siliguri is being labelled
as the biggest Krishna Centre in the whole
of the North East.
Lord Krishna had
gone into hiding in the jungles of
Baikunthapur with Rukmini at one time so
Siliguri was the first choice of Iskon for
making this biggest Krishna Centre in the
Northeast.
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