Himachal Pradesh
Chamba district
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Sights to see
Banni Mata Temple
“Temples in Chamba”
Banni Mata Temple, also known variously as the Mahakali Banni Mata Temple, is located in Chamba District, a hill station in the State of Himachal Pradesh in north India. This temple is situated at a height of 2,600 metres (8,500 ft), right at the base of Pir Panjal Range in the Chamba Valley. It is an ancient temple dedicated to Devi Kali, a goddess figure in Hinduism. The temple is surrounded by deep forests at the foot of the Himālayas. It is noted as Shakti Devi Temple too. It is near to Tundah village and just opposite to Manimahesh Peak.
Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary
“Animal sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh, India”
Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary, or simply Kalatop Sanctuary, is a 30.69 km2 animal sanctuary at Kalatop and Khajjiar in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The sanctuary area is well laid out for trekking trails both at Kalatop and Khajjiar. There is a dense deodar and fir forest covering 19.63 km2 of the sanctuary, which is about 6 km from Dalhousie. Pheasants, serow and black bear are some of the common animals found here.
Chamera Dam
“Dam in Himachal Pradesh, India”
The Chamera Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the River Ravi, located near the town of Dalhousie, in the Chamba district in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. A large proportion of the resultant reservoir, called Chamera Lake, lies in the Salooni sub-division of Chamba and was established for the purpose of generating hydroelectricity.
Lakshana Devi Temple, Bharmour
“Temples in Chamba”
The Lakshana Devi Temple in Bharmour is a post-Gupta era Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh dedicated to Durga in her Mahishasura-mardini form. It is dated to the second half of the 7th-century, and is in part one of the oldest surviving wooden temples in India.
Pohlani Mata Temple
“Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, India”
Jai Pohlani Mata Temple is a Hindu temple for the deity Pohlani Mata. It is located about 8.1 km away from Dalhousie, Himachal Pradesh, India. It includes a teahouse and great views of the Pir Pinjal range.
Other districts in Himachal Pradesh
Photo credits
- Banni Mata Temple: Trek Himachal · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons