HIMACHAL & IT'S DESTINATIONS

Himachal Pradesh is full of hill resorts, pilgrimages, adventure sports destinations and wildlife that attracts a wide range of tourists. Himachal Pradesh is one of the most important tourist destinations in India. It also has excellent trekking routes, majestic mountain ranges like the Dhauladhar's, wide rivers for rafting and peaks for para gliding.

The main tourist destinations are Shimla, Palampur, Dharamsala, Kulu-Manali, Chamba-Dalhousie. There are Temples at Bhima Kali, Sarahan, Hatkoti, Jawalaji, Chamunda Devi, Chintpurni, Renuka and Rewalsar, Deoth Siddh and Naina Devi which are major attractions for pilgrims.

Himachal's famous tourist destinations :

• Shimla - capital of Himachal
• Kullu / Manali
• Lahaul Spiti
• Dharamsala / Mcleodganj
• Chamba
• Kinnaur & Kaza
  

DESTINATION CHAMBA

Chamba, the land of antiquity, art and scenic beauty, is a wonder in itself for every visitor. Situated at the height of 996 m. above sea level on the south bank of the Ravi River, the ancient Pahari capital was founded in 920 A.D. by Raja Sahil Verma, who named it after his favorite daughter Champavati

Chamba valley is noted for the magnificent of it's scenery - touching the fringe of the Shivaliks and having three well - defined snowy ranges, the Dauladhar, constituting the outer Himalayas, the Pir Panjal or the mid Himalayas, and the Zanskar range or the inner Himalayas.

Chamba's serene beauty makes it the ideal holiday retreat. 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 and the snowline, which can be sighted from any of the buildings and the main square, make a spectacle that can become an inspiration for many painters and poets.

KHAJJIAR

Often called India's Switzerland, the exquisite glade of Khajjiar (altitude 1960m, 6500 feet) has a circumference of about 5 km. It is a small picturesque saucer-shaped plateau surrounded by dense pine and deodar forests, Along its fringes, thick forests of deodar climb the slopes, the snow-line rests above these woods.

At Khajjiar there is a 12th century temple dedicated to Khajji Nag (serpent god) from which the name is believed to have been derived. In the mandapa of the temple one can see the images of the Pandavas and the defeated Kaurvas hanging from the roof of the circumambulatory path. The sanctum of the temple has been beautifully carved from wood.Khajjiar has an islet with a small lake surrounding it. The lake has been neglected over the years and its waters, which at one time reflected the clear blue skies, today give its resemblance to a shallow pond.

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