Buddha statue at Badamtam Tea Estate, Darjeeling

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Badamtam Tea estate was planted by Christine Barnes in the year 1858 before commercialization by the Lebong Company. The name of the estate, could have been derived from a Lepcha word, which means a bamboo water carrier. Badamtam Tea Estate is located in the Lebong Valley about 17 kilometers west of the Darjeeling town. After the end of the two estates viz., Bada Ging Tea Estate and Chhota Ging Tea Estate, starts the area of Badamtam tea estate and goes till the Majhi Tar basin in Sikkim. The estate is situated at an altitude ranging between 305 metres to 1830 metres above sea level. Badamtam tea estate is presently owned by Goodricke Group limited. Source - Wikipedia This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest