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The tea gardens of Palampur

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The tea gardens of Palampur

Kangra tea is lighter than Darjeeling and far less known. A walk through the gardens in first flush.

A tea garden near Palampur
A tea garden near Palampur · Photo: UnpetitproleX

Tea came to Kangra in the 1850s. The gardens around Palampur still produce a light green and black tea that most of India has never heard of.

In April, first flush, the pickers start at seven and are done by noon.

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