Having refused to use a 2809.16m long traffic tunnel for the past few years, on the Chandigarh-Manali highway at Aut, to attend the famed Kullu Dussehra, water levels at Largi Dam are being lowered to …
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Why British Chose Shimla as Summer Capital
Shimla was one of the most favorite places in India for the British. They flocked here in hordes during the summer months. They governed the country from here for most of the year. They helped develop the infrastructure and brought in the latest technology with them. Read on to know why they chose to do all this here in Shimla of all places.
Continue readingMandi Shivratri Festival – When Over 200 Deities Gather in a Himalayan Town
The town of Mandi is once again ready to transform into grandeur of celebration with the Mandi Shivratri Festival beginning from the 10th of March this year. A seven day festival, it invites over 200 …
Continue readingBuddhist Monasteries in Himachal Pradesh – I
Monks, monasteries, and Budhhism have a close relationship with Himachal Pradesh. Hundreds of visitors from distant corners of the world visit Himachal every year to pay a visit to these hubs of Buddhist Culture and …
Continue readingBilaspur – On the Banks of Sutlej, in the Middle of the Gobind Sagar
Bilaspur (673m):Daming Satluj River by building the concrete Bhakra Dam did deluge the old township of Bilaspur in 1963, capsule but in winters as the water level of Lake Gobind Sagar recedes, buy shikaras of …
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