WATCH VIDEO >> Dharamshala And Mcleod-Ganj

Dharamshala and Mcleod Ganj  are beautiful Tourist Places in the Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh.

There are so many beautiful places to visit and to enjoy in holidays , like Triund Trek,

KareriLake (situated at an altitude of2934 mt.) , 

Dal Lake  = At an altitude of 1775 meters.

Naddi,] Village, =  At an altitude of 2000 meters.

 Bhagsu Naag Temple,

 St. John's Church, 

Bhagsu naag waterfall, 

Buddhist Monasteries, 

Markets etc. and much more. Dharamshala is also known as Mini Lahasa. Dharamshala is hometown of the "Dalai Lama".

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Dharamshala :

(also spelled Dharamsala) is the second winter capital of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and a in Kangra District It also serves as the district headquarters. It was formerly known as Bhagsu. The DDalai Lama's residence and the headquarters of Central Tibetian Adminstration = (the Tibetan government in exile) are in Dharamshala. Dharamshala is 18 kilometers from Kangra.

Dharamshala has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city tunder PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart City Dharamshala.

On 19 January 2017, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Declared Dharamshala as the second capital of Himachal Pradesh state, making Himachal Pradesh the third state of India with two capitals after Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra.

Dharamshala is a city in the upper reaches of the Kangra Valley and is surrounded by dense coniferous forest consisting mainly of statelyDepodarcedar trees. The suburbs include Mled Ganj Bhagsunath, Dharamkot,Naddi ForsythGanj, Kotwali Bazaar (the main market), Kaccheri Adda (government offices such as the court, police, post, etc.), Dari, Ramnagar, Sidhpur, and Sidhbari (where theKarmapa is based). This place is also famous for its newly built cricket stadium which now offers himachali youth to prepare for cricket which before was not easily possible

The village of McLeodGanj, lying in the upper reaches, is known worldwide for the presence of the Dalai Lama. On 29 April 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama "Tenzin Gyatso" established the Tibetan exile administration in the north Indian hill station of Mussorie In May 1960, the Central Tibetan Asministration (CTA) was moved to Dharamshala.

Dharamshala is the centre of the Tibetan exile world in India. Following the 1959 Tibetan \uprising there was an influx of Tibetan refugees who followed the 14th Dalai Lama. His presence and the Tibetan population have made Dharamshala a popular destination for Indian and foreign tourists, including students studying Tibet.

One of the main attractions of Dharamshala is Triund hill. Jewel of Dharamshala, Triund is a one-day trek at the upper reaches of McLeod Ganj, about 9 km from McLeod Ganj.

Until the British Raj, Dharamshala and its surrounding area was ruled by the Katoch Dynasty of Kangra a royal family that ruled the region for two millennia. The royal family still keeps a residence in Dharamsala, known as 'Clouds End Villa'. Under the British Raj, the regions were part of undivided province of Punjab and was ruled by thegoverners of Punjab from Lahore. The Katoch dynasty, although highly regarded culturally, had been reduced to status of jagirdars of( Kangra-Lambagaon) under the Treaty of Jwalamukhi, signed in 1810 between Sansar Chand Katochand Maharaja Ranjit Singhof Sikh Empire The indigenous people of the Dharamshala area (and the surrounding region) are the Gaddis, a predominantlyHIndu group who traditionally lived a nomadic or semi-nomadictranshumant lifestyle. Due to the lack of permanent settlements in the area, some Gaddis lost their seasonal pastures and farmland when the British and the Gurkhas arrived to settle.

 But Today Several thousand Tibetan exiles have now settled in the area,israiles are also present there and most live in and around MclleodGanj in Upper Dharamshala, where they have built monasteries, temples and schools. It has become an important tourist destination with many hotels and restaurants, leading to growth in tourism and commerce.

Dharamshala is the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh. The Legislative Assembly is at Sidhbari near theChinmaya Tapovan Asharam and the winter sessions of the Government are held there. Dharamshala is also one of the famous bird watching spots in India.

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