Tea garden labourers pluck tea leaves at the organic tea garden of Temi Tea Estate in India's Himalayan state of Sikkim October 10, 2009. India's tea export fell 14 percent in the first eight months of 2009 as low output after a severe drought hit production earlier this year, a senior Tea Board official said on Friday. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

Tea garden labourers pluck tea leaves at the organic tea garden of Temi Tea Estate in India's Himalayan state of Sikkim October 10, 2009. India's tea export fell 14 percent in the first eight months of 2009 as low output after a severe drought hit production earlier this year, a senior Tea Board official said on Friday.

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