Suzanne Lee Photographer

Makaibari - Darjeeling high grade tea

At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking tea by hand. The plucking workers are mostly ladies, as they are known to be more accurate and precise when plucking high-grade tea. High-grade tea is plucked at a certain length with only two or three of the youngest leaves and it is kept undamaged.

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Contained in galleries: Makaibari Darjeeling tea, India

At the crack of dawn, workers are seen plucking tea by hand. The plucking workers are mostly ladies, as they are known to be more accurate and precise when plucking high-grade tea. High-grade tea is plucked at a certain length with only two or three of the youngest leaves and it is kept undamaged.