Famous Tourist Places in Himachal Pradesh

                                     Prasher Lake Prasher Lake History History Prashar Lake[a] lies 49 km north of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India, with a three-storied pagoda-like temple dedicated to the sage Prashar. The lake is located at a height of 2730 m above sea level. With deep blue waters, the lake is held sacred to the sage Prashar and he is regarded to have meditated there. Surrounded by snow-capped peaks and looking down on the fast flowing river Beas, the lake can be approached via Drang. The temple was built in the thirteenth century and legend has it was built by a baby from a single tree. The lake has a floating island in it and it is said to be unclear how deep it is, with a diver not being able to determine its depth. Mythology Prasher Lake Mythology says that this lake was formed by Pandawas when they were on their way after Mahabharata wit...

                                       Christ Church Christ Church About Central View Christ Church, Shimla, is the second oldest church in North India, after St John's Church in Meerut. It is a parish in the Diocese of Amritsar in the Church of North India. Its current incumbent is The Rev. Sohan Lal, whose ecclesiastical designation is presbyter-in-charge. Worship is conducted in Hindi and English. History Built in the neo-Gothic style in 1857 to serve the largely Anglican British community in what was formerly called Simla, Christ Church is situated on The Ridge. It stands out as one of the prominent landmarks of Shimla and its silhouette is visible for kilometres around the vicinity of Shimla city. Christ Church is one of the enduring legacies of the British Raj. Side View Christ Church was designed by Colonel J. T. Boileau in 1844, and the cornersto...

                                         Spiti Valley Spiti Valley About The Spiti Valley is a cold desert mountain valley located high in the Himalaya mountains in the north-eastern part of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The Middle Land", i.e. the land between Tibet and India. Local population follows Vajrayana Buddhism similar to that found in the nearby Tibet Autonomous Region and the Ladakh region of India. The valley and surrounding region is one of the least populated regions in India and is the gateway to the northernmost reaches of the nation. Along the northern route from Manali, Himachal Pradesh or Keylong via the Rohtang Pass or Kunzum Pass respectively, the valley lies in the North Eastern section of the Indian state Himachal Pradesh and forms part of the Lahaul and Spiti district. The sub-divisional headquarters (capital) is ...

                                        Kangra Fort Kangra Fort About The  Kangra Fort is located 20 kilometers from the town of  Dharamsala  on the outskirts of the town of  Kangra ,  India   The Kangra Fort was built by the royal Rajput family of Kangra State, which traces its origins to the ancient Trigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharat epic. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India. The fort of Kangra resisted Akbar’s siege in 1615. However, Akbar's son Jahangir successfully subdued the fort in 1620. Kangra was at the time ruled by Raja Hari Chand Katoch of Kangra (also known as Raja Hari Chand II)Mughal Emperor Jahangir with the help of Suraj Mal garrisoned with his troops. The Katoch Kings repeatedly looted Mughal controlled regions, weak...

                                                Mall Road Mall Road About Mall Road  is the main street in Shimla, the capital city of Himachal Pradesh, India. Constructed during British colonial rule, the Mall road is located a level below the ridge. The offices of Municipal Corporation, fire services, and Police headquarters are located here. Automobiles, except emergency vehicles are not allowed on this road. For this reason, locals and tourists are often found strolling on this road in the evenings. About Mall road has a number of showrooms, department stores, shops, restaurants and cafes. A Himachal emporium that offers handicraft products of Himachal Pradesh like locally designed woolen clothes, branded clothes, pottery items, wooden products,...

                                            Kullu Kullu About Beas River Kullu or Kulu is the capital town of the Kullu district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.It is located on the banks of the Beas River in the Kullu about 10 Kilometres north of the Airport at Bhuntar. Kullu valley is broad open valley formed by the Beas River between Mandi and Largi.This valley is famous for its temples beauty and its majestic hills covered with pine and Deodar forest and sprawling apple orchards.The course of the Beas Rivers presents a succession or magnificent, clads with a forest of deodar, towering above trees of the pine on the lower rocky ridges.Kullu valley is the sandwiched between the Pir Panzal. History History The historical references about the Kullu Valley date back to the ancient Hindu literary work of Ramayana, Mahabharata...

                                          Dalhousie Dalhousie About Dalhousie Lake Dalhousie is a hill station now in Chamba district in the Northern state of the Himachal Pradesh.Previously it was part of the Punjab.It is situated on 5 hills and has an elevation of 1.970 meters above Sea level. Etymology Dalhousie was named after Lord Dalhousie, who was the British Governor General in India which established his place as a summer retreat. History History Dalhousie is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, established in 1854 by the British Empire government in the British India as a summer retreat for its troop and official after the annexation of the Sikh Empire Punjab.It is built on and around the five hills, Kathalag, Potreyn, Terah, Bakrota, And Bhangora, located on the Western edge of the Dhualadhar Mountain range of the Himalayas.It is surro...

                                             Shimla Shimla About Shimla is also known as Simla is the capital of the Himachal Pradesh and the largest city in the northern Indian city of the Himachal Pradesh.Shimla is also a District which is bounded by the Mandi and Kullu in the North, Kinnaur in the east, the state of the Uttarakhand in the South East, and Solan and Sirmour.Shimla was declared as the summer capital of the British India succeeding Murree, North East of the Rawalpindi.After, Independence, The city became the capital of Punjab and was later named the capital of the Himachal Pradesh.It is the Principal commercial, cultural and educational of hilly region of the state. History History The vast majority of the occupied by the present-day Shimla city was dense forest during the 18th century.The only civilization cons...

                Rohtang Pass Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) Rohtang Pass About Rohtang pass is situated district Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh).It connects the Kullu Valley with the Lahaul and Spiti Himachal Pradesh (India).Due to the people working in CBRE dying in the weather trying to cross the Rohtang Pass.Rohtang Pass is the highest peak in the Himachal Pradesh (India).Rohtang Pass is east of the Pir Panjal Mountain range of the Himalayas around from the Manali. Rohtang Road Tunnel  Tunnel Due to the military significance of the highway and the need to keep it open the entire year, the Indian government began building the$320 million 8.5long Rohtang tunnel 2010 to bypass Rohtang pass for a creating a much safer and faster year around link to Keylang, Lahaul, and Spiti, Leh in Ladakh, The tunnel will also shorten the distance by about 50km and reduce the travel time between the southern and northern of Ro...

                                               Manali Manali About Manali Manali is a valley nestled in the mountains of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh near the northern end of Kullu valley at an altitude in the Beas river valley.It is located in the Kullu valley district, about 270 Km north of the state capital Shimla northeast of the Chandigarh and 554 km, the federal capital.The small town with a population is the beginning of an ancient trade route to the Ladakh and from there over the Karakoram pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim basin.It is a popular tourist destination and serves as the gateway to Lahaul Spiti . Geography Geography Manali is located at 32.2396 N, 77.1887 E, about 40 km (25 mi) north of Kullu town. The town ranges in elevation from 1,800 m (5,900 ft) to 2,0...