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A tourist guide of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

Shimla is a beautiful hill station, which is the capital of Himachal Pradesh . Located at an elevation of 2202 meters above sea level, this place is also known as 'Queen of Hill Stations'. The present district of Shimla was built in 1972. In 1864 this place was declared the Summer Capital of British India. After independence this place was also the capital of Punjab for some time. Later, Shimla was made the capital of Himachal Pradesh. ➤Paradise of passengers Tourists can enjoy the breathtaking views of this mountain range, with a wide open area ridge, which is linked to the Lakkar Market and Scandal Point. The Jakhu temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman, which is located at an altitude of 8048 meters above sea level. The beautiful Christ Church, designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau, is decorated with colourful glasses, which have views of the ridge. Dorje Drak Monastery related to Nyingma tradition, which exhibits Tibetan Buddhist culture. On the other hand, the Ka...

Mandi, Himachal Pradesh- A famous tourist Place

Mandi is situated in the Indian state Himachal Pradesh . It is known as Varanasi of Hills. This place is situated on the banks of the river Beas in Himachal Pradesh. This historic town was formerly known as Mandav Nagar, which was based on the name of the great sage Mandav. ➤Mandi district has a total  area of 3950 square kilometres contains 3374 villages. This district has a total population of 999,777 in which 498,065 are male and 501,712 are female. Mainly Hindi, Pahadi and Mandyali languages are spoken in this district. ➤This place is famous for the stone temple. There is more than 300 Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and mother Kali. The ancient temples here include Panchavaktra Temple, Ardhnarishwar Temple and Triloknath Temple. ●The oldest temple in this district is Bhootnath Temple, which was constructed in 1520 AD. The Guru Govind Singh Gurudwara also attracts tourists very much. ●Mandi's Shikari Peak is a renowned tourist spot located at an altitud...

Lahaul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh

Lahaul and Spiti is the district situated in the Indian state Himachal Pradesh . In earlier times two separate districts lahaul and spiti were merged and the district of lahaul and spiti was formed. The district headquarter is keylong in lahaul. This district was formed in 1960. ➤The entrance pass of spiti valley from lahaul is kunzum la. This district is also connected to Manali via Rohtang pass. This district has almost all area covered with forests so there we can see a lot of wild animals in this district area. The valley has snow leopard, foxes ibex, Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan blue sheep and musk deer. There are two protected areas in this region which is the homes of snow leopard that is Pin valley national park and Kibber wildlife sanctuary. ➤This district has a total area of 13833 square kilometres. This district has total population of 31,528 with density of 2.3 per square kilometres. It has sex ratio of 916 females per 1000 males. There is a literacy rate...

Hamirpur- Popular district in Himachal Pradesh

Map of Hamirpur District Hamirpur is one of the twelve districts of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh . The headquarters of the district is situated in the Hamirpur town. This is the smallest district of Himachal Pradesh. This district has an area of 1118 square kilometers or we can say 432 square miles. This district is located between 31°25' N & 31°52' N and also between 76°18' E & 76°44' E. It is located at an altitude of 785 metres. It is bordered by district Mandi in the East, Bilaspur in the South, Una in the West & Kangra in the North. River Beas separates Hamirpur from Kangra district. ◆Hamirpur district is associated with the Katoch dynasty. Earlier it was a part of Jalandhar-Trigarta empire . Raja Hamir Chand build the fort at Hamirpur and present name of town was derived from this ruler. It is also known as Martyr's Land. ◆The climate of Hamirpur district was not very cold in winters as it is situated closer to plain ar...

Himachal Pradesh- A Tourist Destination in India

Himachal Pradesh is a state in india. It is situated in north india. It is bordered by jammu and kashmir on the north , Punjab on the west , Haryana on the southwest , Uttrakhand on southeast and tibet autonomous region on the east. It also touches the state Uttar pradesh . The name of this state was based on the sanskrit word " Him " means snow and " achal " means land by " Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma " who is one of the state's famous sanskrit scholar. It is very famous for beautiful valleys and mountains in india. Its total area is 55673 square kilometers . Is has total 12 districs. Its capital is shimla. Here mostly people speaks hindi language . Its is known as " The Land of Gods " . There are many historical temples. Here are the names of all the districts of this state : 1. Bilaspur 2. Chamba 3. Hamirpur 4. Kangra 5. Kinnaur 6. Kullu 7. Lahaul & Spiti 8. Mandi 9. Shimla 10. Sirmaur 11. Solan 12. Una ...