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Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and ...
The region is a major hill station and spiritual center. [24] It hosts a number of trekking trails across the Himalayas into the upper Ravi Valley and Chamba district. Major trekking trails include hikes to Toral Pass (4575m), Bhimghasutri Pass (4580m), Dharamshala—Bleni Pass (3710m), Kareri lake and Triund.
Dharamshala (/ ˈ d ɑːr ə m ʃ ɑː l ə /, Hindi: [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː]; also spelled Dharamsala) is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It serves as the winter capital of the state and the administrative headquarters of the Kangra district since 1855. [5] [6] [7] The town also hosts the Tibetan Government-in-exile.
Hill stations in India by state or union territory (22 C) A. ... Dharamshala (6 C, 38 P) G. Gangtok (4 C, ... Pages in category "Hill stations in India"
The nearest hill station is Dharamshala which is the headquarters of the Dalai Lama. Another hill-station around Adampur is McLeodganj. The Main Bazaar is the main market and one of the best areas to live in and around the town. It is situated in the center of Punjab and its two main cities, Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur.
Category: Hill stations in India by state or union territory. 4 languages. ... Hill stations in Tamil Nadu (3 C, 11 P) U. Hill stations in Uttarakhand (4 C, 30 P) W.
But meadows abound near the crest providing rich pastures for grazing where large numbers of Gaddi shepherds take their flocks. The top of the crest is buried under vast expanses of thick snow. Triund, approached from the hill station of McLeod Ganj, is the nearest and most accessible snow line in the Indian Himalayas. The range has rich flora ...
Dharamkot (aka Dharmkot) is a small hill station in Kangra district in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India.. On the crest of a hill above McLeodGanj, Dharamkot is a spot with wide views of the Kangra Valley and the Dhauladhar ranges.