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| History |
Dalhousie is a beautiful hill station in Himachal Pradesh. Established in 1854 by the British Empire in India as a summer retreat for its troops and bureaucrats, the town was named after Lord Dalhousie who was the British Viceroy in India at that time.
It is built on and around five hills. Located on the western edge of the Dhauladhar mountain range of the Himalayas, it is surrounded by the beautiful scenery of snow-capped peaks. Dalhousie is situated at 6000-9000 feet above sea level.. The best time to visit is in the summer, and the peak tourist season is from May to September. Scottish and Victorian architecture is prevalent in the bungalows and churches in the town.
Dalhousie is a gateway to the ancient Chamba Hill State, now Chamba District of the Himachel Pradesh, India. This hill region is a repository of ancient Hindu culture, art, temples, and handicrafts preserved under the longest running single dynasty since the mid-6th century. Chamba is the hub of this culture. Bharmour, the ancient capital of this kingdom, is home to Gaddi and Gujjar tribes and has 84 ancient temples from 7th-10th century AD.
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| Weather |
it is usually cool in the morning and slightly warm in the afternoon in June-July but gets cold early in the evening and turns quite cold at night, pack wollens and jackets, T-shirts can be worn in the day time while the sun is out. The weather gets quite cold if it rains. |
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| Chamba |
The land of antiquity, art and scenic beauty, is an 'Achamba' - a wonder for a visitor. The town of Chamba (996 meters), founded in 920 A.D. by Raja Sahil Verma, was named after his daughter Champawati. Over the centuries, it developed a unique style of Pahari art and architecture, a cultural heritage which has been preserved carefully ever since. The town is located over a mountain spur over-looking the river Ravi, locally known as Irawati. The valley is traversed by three well-known peaks, Dhauladhar, Pir Panjal and Zangskar. The land of mystic serenity, enchanting vistas, refreshing air, lofty mountain passes and slopes, provides ample opportunities to nature lovers. The place and adjoining areas have immense scope of leisure pursuits. The waters, hills, plateaus amid the snowline Which can be sighted from any of the ;-buildings and the main square, make a spectacle that should have inspired many a painter and poet.
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| Places to Visit |
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KHAJJAR : A 24 km. long beautiful drive through thick pine forest, natural waterfalls, springs takes you to Khajjar, which is dubbed as second Switzerland. Ample entertainments of the kids. |
KALATOP : A wonderful Promenade of 2.5 Km. in the dense pine-forest, amongst migratory birds, away from the humdrum of the cities, takes you to an entirely different world, which reminds one of a walk in the BlacK- forest of Germany. The trekkers may come across sloth-bears and barking-deer. |
| SUBASHBAULI : A historic natural spring which cured Netaji from his illness. |
| PANJPULA : Beautiful place with waterfalls, historically connected with shaheed Bagat Singh, and ideal picnic spot. |
Apart from this, the worth seeing places in Chamba are chaugan, Maharaja,s Palace, Rang Mahal, Bhuri Singh Museum, Church of Scotland, Jhamwar, Soho, Lakshminarayan Tample,Chamunda DeviTample, Bansi Gopal and Pangi Valley Festivals like Minjar Fair.
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