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India - Be in the Rendezvous land of color,
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 The Lake There is small Lake inside the Indian Botanical Garden. Though boating is not allowed here, there are various varieties of Water Lilies grown in this beautiful lake. |
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 The Great Banyan Tree Oldest in the world, this banyan tree covers an area of 404 sq meters. It has a circumference of 330 m and has 1573 supporting branches. It is the second largest Canopy in the world. |
 The Garden At the time of its establishment, the Indian Botanical Garden was called the Company Bagan or the Calcutta Bagan. Later it came to be known as Royal Botanic Bagan. Today under the Botanical Survey of India - it is called as Indian Botanic Garden. It is the house of rarest variety of species of plants - the Indian Botanical Garden of Calcutta. There are millions of perennial plants in the garden brought from countries like Nepal, Brazil, Java and Sumatra. It also houses plants from India. It has a collection of rarest of Orchids, and Cuban Palms. Bamboos, Scew Pines, Branched Palm, Double Coconut, Giant Water Lilies, Mad Tree, Shivalinga tree, Krishnabot, Bread Fruit Tree find a special place here. There is a stretch of Grass land with Mango and Tamarind trees. It is also the home for development of Teas which are grown in Darjeeling and Assam. There are around 1400 species of shurbs in various Glass Houses, Green Houses and other conservatories. The Indian Botanical Garden maintains the germplast collection of Bamboos, Bougainvellia, Water lillies and 109 species of palms - the largest collection in the South East Asia. Also there are aromatic plants, gymno - sperms, ferns and creepers which fill the garden. Around the Garden » Banyan Tree : This aloof looking Banyan Tree has 2800 prop roots covering an area of 1.5 hectares. This Oldest Tree in the world is around 250 years old. » Birla Planetorium : If you want to see the star with a close up or you wish to know more about the stars or our solar system then this is the best place to be in. Sitting in the comfortable counters of the Birla Planetorium you will be in the other world. » Victoria Palace : If Britishers left something magnificent in India, then this is the one to go for. Made on the lines of the Taj Mahal of Agra, this one was the gift to Queen Victoria on her Birthday. » Shantiniketan : Not very far away from Calcutta, is the knowledge house of Noble Lauterate Rabindra Nath Tagore - Shantiniketan. It is the must go for place in Bengal. Our Suggestions
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