Makaibari Darjeeling tea, India (136 images)
"We give our tea plantation constant and natural assistance with biodynamic techniques. One look at our land, even to the unschooled eye, will show a forest teeming with wildlife and plant life, a bounty of the sky with butterflies and birds, and all these synergistic life forces show up in the cup."
-Rajah Banerjee.
More British than the British themselves is the flamboyant owner of the sprawling Makaibari tea estate, Swaraj Banerjee, better known as Rajah Banerjee....
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-Rajah Banerjee.
More British than the British themselves is the flamboyant owner of the sprawling Makaibari tea estate, Swaraj Banerjee, better known as Rajah Banerjee....
more »
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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Makaibari's First Flush tea, dried and ready to...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee's sprawling tea estate,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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After plucking, the leaves are withered in a...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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Rolling imparts leaf style and catalyses...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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After rolling, the tea is fired in a drier,...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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From the drier, the tea is moved into a room...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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SLee20090312-Darjeeli...JPG
Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
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Rajah Swaraj Banerjee tastes each batch of tea...
