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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rhododendron ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Beauty secrets from the Himalaya that you need to bookmark ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Tawang and the Sela–Bum La region: The higher Tawang landscape supports alpine rhododendrons, including Rhododendron anthopogon and Rhododendron nivale]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bomdila, Arunachal Pradesh: It covers elevations from about 2,000 metres to above 6,000 metres, creating temperate and alpine habitats]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kalatop–Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh: This sanctuary in Chamba covers 17.17 sq km and has dense forests of blue pine, deodar, oak and flowering rhododendron trees]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand: . Uttarakhand Tourism lists May to October as the main visiting period for the valley, with the wider floral display peaking from July to September]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Chopta–Tungnath, Uttarakhand: The trail towards Tungnath and Chandrashila passes through these flowering forest zones during spring]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sandakphu–Singalila, West Bengal: The Darjeeling district administration notes that rhododendrons colour the slopes during April and May]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Goechala Trek, Sikkim: Sikkim Tourism lists the Khangchenjunga trek, including Goechala, among its major high-altitude routes, with rhododendrons among its flowering plants]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Dzongri Trail, Sikkim: Rhododendron forests line sections of the trail, and the wider Dzongri-Goechala route contains 26 rhododendron species]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Yumthang Valley, Sikkim: The sanctuary has more than 20 recorded rhododendron species, while Sikkim Tourism identifies April to May as the main flowering period]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary, Sikkim: Its rhododendrons generally bloom in April and May, and the sanctuary’s trails pass through silver fir, hemlock, magnolia and rhododendron forests]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Best places to see Rhododendrons in India]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sai Baba's micro teachings]]></image:caption>
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