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Image courtesy internet Few days back, when i was travelling to Ooty with my friends, i got an opportunity to know and see how Tea is processed during a Tea factory visit. I visited the Doddabetta Tea Factory in Ooty where the Tea processing steps were explained by a Guide. He also showed us the different machines being used at various stages. Doddabetta Tea factory is located on the way to Doddabeta Peak and its a very prominent location with well marked directions and a big hoarding mentioning "Tea Factory" and hence difficult to miss that. Doddabetta Tea Factory and Museum The Tea Manufacturing usually starts with workers plucking the tea leaves. The tea workers will collect the fresh tea leaves and then it is transported to Tea Factory for further processing. Tea Estate - Image courtesy Internet Tea Leaves - Image courtesy Internet Once the fresh Tea leaves reaches the factory, there are usually 10 different steps in processing of Tea excludin