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Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre
Lebong, Darjeeling
What Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre is known for
Started on 2 October 1959 to resettle Tibetans who followed the Dalai Lama into exile, this Darjeeling centre still hand-knots wool carpets and carves wooden tables, frames and prayer wheels. Its shop sells thangkas, wall hangings and bronze and copper pieces, with production exported to dozens of countries.
Best for — Handwoven Tibetan carpets and crafts
Darjeeling, India
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✓ Personally verified — crawled twice, human-checked · July 2026 · no store paid to be here