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Bir is a rural village located in the west of Joginder Nagar Valley in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India.It's the paragliding capital of India [1] [2] and the location of the Bir Tibetan Colony, founded in the early 1960s as a settlement for Tibetan refugees after the 1959 Tibetan uprising.
Bir Tibetan Colony is a Tibetan refugee settlement in the Himalayan village of Chowgan adjacent to the town of Bir, in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. [1] It was established in the early 1960s by Chokling Rinpoche following the exile of the Dalai Lama and other refugees from Tibet .
The competition was first established by the Chief Minister of the State of Himachal Pradesh. Several world records have been made by international paragliders here. [citation needed] Billing Top is the highest peak of the valley at 3080 metres and can be reached via Trekking or mountain biking on Bir-Billing road. 1. Trekking to Billing Top:
Jogindernagar, or Jogindar Nagar ([dʒoːˈɡɪnd̪ər nəˈɡər]), is a municipality, and a sub district in Mandi district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.Named after Raja Joginder Sen, the hill station is the terminus of the 163-kilometre-long (101 mi) Kangra Valley narrow-gauge railway.
Bir and Billing (35 km from Palampur): This a village renowned for its Buddhist monasteries, serves as a prominent landing site for hang gliding pilots. Surrounded by scenic tea gardens and nestled amidst low hills, Bir offers an ideal spot for paragliders to land. Visitors to Bir can explore its Buddhist monasteries and discover Tibetan ...
There are over 2000 villages in Himachal Pradesh which celebrate festivals such as Kullu Dussehra, Chamba’s Minjar, Renuka ji Fair, Lohri, Halda, Phagli, Lossar and Mandi Shivratri. [2] There approximately 6000 temples in Himachal Pradesh with a known one being Bijli Mahadev. The temple is seen as a 20-meter structure built in stone which ...
Bir Salim, a Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict; Bir Tawil, a small area along the border between Egypt and Sudan which is claimed by neither country; Bir Tibetan Colony, Tibetan refugee settlement in the town of Bir in Himachal Pradesh, India; Bir Tungal, Hill area in Himachal Pradesh, India; Beed, Maharashtra, India, also known ...
Himachal Pradesh has around 463 birds, and Tragopan melanocephalus is the state bird of Himanchal Pradesh [34] 77 mammalian, 44 reptile and 80 fish species. Himachal Pradesh has currently five National Parks. [35] Great Himalayan National Park, oldest and largest National park in the state, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.