HILL STATIONS

Dharmashala

The High snow clad Dhauladhar ranges form a magnificent backdrop to the hill resort of dharmashala. This is the principal township of Kangra district and overlooks wide spread of the plains. With dense pine and deodar forests, numerous streams, cool healthy air, attractive surroundings and the nearby snowline, dharmashala has everything for a perfect holiday. It is full of life and yet peaceful.

The headquarters of His Holiness the Dalai Lama are at upper dharmashala. Covering a wide area in the form of twin settlement, lower dharmashala (1380m) is a busy commercial centre. While upper dharmashala (1830m) with the suburbs of Mcleodganj and Forsytheganj, retains a British flavor and colonial lifestyle. The charming church of St. John in the wilderness is situated here and this is the final resting place of Lord Elgin, a British Viceroy of India during the 19th century. There is also a large Tibetan community who have made this place their home. Numerous ancient temples like Jwalamukhi, Brijeshwari and Chamunda lie on the plains below dharmashala.