Nep: खरसाङ kharasāṅa

‘Little Orchid’   Town, West Bengal

From Lep: kurson-rip, ‘little orchid’ [Coelogyne cristata]

These little white orchids can be found in the valleys around the town.

The town is a tea centre with dozens of plantations. It is also a station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway featuring the famous ‘toy train’.

Darjeeling toy train at Kurseong station

Darjeeling toy train at Kurseong station          Rangan Datta Wiki