Religion and Languages
Religion in Darjeeling
Hinduism, Buddhism and to a certain extent Christianity are the predominant religions practiced by people of Darjeeling. One can expect to find inter-faith places of worship like the Mahakal Temple, the Hindu temple at Dhirdham or the various Tibetan Buddhist monasteries like Bhutia Busty Monastery, Yolmowa Buddhist Monastery or Aloobari Monastery, Yiga Choling Monastery or Ghoom Monastery and the Dali Monastery. Darjeeling also counts the Japanese Peace Pagoda as one of its major tourist attractions. The town also has many churches built during the British era.
Languages used in Darjeeling
Nepali is the main language used in Darjeeling with Hindi, English and Bengali being the other languages understood by the locals.
Be sure to check out our online Nepali Phrasebook.