Kangra Art Museum (near Kotwali
Bazaar) was our first stop in the morning. The museum was opened in 1990 to
preserve, conserve and revive the rich cultural heritage of Kangra region.
Museum is a treasure house of rich heritage of the valleys art and culture
which dates back to 5th century. The collection includes miniature paintings,
textiles, sculptures, jewellery, coins and objects of cultural anthropology.
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| Gagan and Aditya at the entrance |
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| Sculptures |
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| Wooden carvings |
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| Collection at museum |
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The entry fees for this museum is INR 50 only. The museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday (10 am – 5pm). This plus is a must visit for history enthusiasts.
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| Wooden Paintings |
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| Wooden masks |
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Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium is the next must visit place in Dharamshala. The stadium is home to Himachal Pradesh cricket team for Ranji Trophy matches. The stadium also hosted IPL matches as a home stadium for Kings XI Punjab.
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| Entry gate of stadium |
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| Gaurav and Gagan at Stadium entrance |
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| Gagan and Aditya at Stadium |
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| Kings XI branding at stadium |
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The venue is unique in India in that it is situated at an altitude of
1,457 m (4,780 ft ) above sea level and has the snow-capped Himalayan mountains in the background. The capacity
of the stadium is around 23000 spectators. Another impressive feature is its
openness and small-sized stands, which allow for winds to sweep across, giving
fast bowlers assistance in the air.
The venue is the first in India to use
winter rye grass scattered around the outfield, which prevents the grass from
dying when temperatures fall below 10 degrees.
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| Cricket stadium at a glance |
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| IPL seat lounge |
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| Score board |
After leaving stadium, we planned to visit Chamunda Devi temple. On the way we passed through a cantonment area. The area was no doubt very clean and disciplined. We saw few military tanks at the entrance of the area.
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| The Heritage wall |
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| Military Tank |
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| Tanks at cantonment area |
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| Cantt Board |
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The Chamunda Devi temple is located 10km to the west of Palampur on the baner river. The temple dates back to 16th century. When we reached there, it was raining heavily. After the rain stopped, the weather was awesome. There is no entry fees to the temple. You are not allowed to take camera inside the temple.
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| Chamunda Devi Temple ground |
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| The Prasada Point |
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| Devotees entering the temple |
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| Shiva and Hanuman Temple |
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The temple depicts scenes from the Devi Mahatmya, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. The goddess's image is flanked by the images of Hanumanand Bhairava.
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| Way to temple premises |
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| Temple premises |
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After this, we started
our journey to Jawala Devi Temple. It is
one of the main Shakti Peeths of India. The temple is located in
Jawalamukhi town in Kangra district only. The
temple style is typical of Jwala Ji shrines, four cornered, with a small dome
on the top and a square central pit of hollowed stone inside where the main
flame burns endlessly.
In the
early times, people tried to explore the fact behind these burning flames, but
nothing substantial was made out. These flames are burning due to some natural
jets of combustible gas. In this temple, there is no idol because the Goddess
is considered to be residing in the form of flames. This temple has nine
ceaseless flames that are named as Mahakali, Annapurna, Chandi, Hinglaj,
Vindhya Vasini, Mahalakshmi, Saraswati, Ambika and Anji Devi respectively.
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| Jawala Devi Temple main temple |
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| Bells at main temple |
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| Main dome at temple |
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| Backyard of the temple |
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There
are several other small temple located on a trek route above the Jawala Devi
Temple. Bhairav Baba temple is one of the prominent temple which is visited by
lots of people visiting Jawala Devi Temple.
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| Bhairav Mandir |
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| Main Bhairav Baba temple |
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| Gagan at Bhairav baba temple |
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| View of Jawala Devi temple from hill top |
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This completes our
sightseeing of major places visit in Dharamshala- McleodGanj. Please share your
experiences in the comment section below.
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