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About Dharamshala Dharamsala, popularly known as the Queen of the Hills, is divided into lower and upper towns with a difference of 457m(1500ft.) between them. The mountains enfold 3 sides of the town and the valley stretches to the south. There is a beautiful resort of Dharamsala, which stands on the spur of the Dharamsala range. Dharamsala is known for its scenic beauty, calmness and serenity. It has high pine trees, tea gardens and timber yielding trees. Tourist Attractions Dharamshala Tourist Places Chamba Tourism Dalhousie Tourism Kangra Valley Kinnaur Tourism Kullu Tourism Lahaul Valley Tourism Manali Tourism Mandi Tourism Mcleod Ganj Shimla Tourism Solan Tourism Spiti Valley Tourism |
Spiti is the sub division of Lahaul & Spiti district with its hqrs.
at Kaza. It is called "Little Tibet" because it has almost the
same terrain, vegetation & climate . Spiti also means "Middle Country".
It lies between Tibet, Ladakh, Kinnaur, Lahaul & Kulu. From Shimla via
Kinnaur there is a motorable road which remains open upto Kaza for 8 to
9 months. About 10kms. ahead of Pooh, satluj enters India near Shipki la
& Spiti river joins it at Khab. The road then goes to Sumdo via Hangrang
valley. From Sumdo Spiti valley starts. The Spiti river flows fast through
deep gorges at some places. The valley is not wide but there are villages
and some fields where people grow barley, buck- wheat, peas & vegetables.
It has an area of 4800 sq. kms. Some inhabitants have adopted Budhism as
there faith and Bhoti is the spoken language. The people are simple and
honest. The main Spiti valley is split into eastern and western valleys.
They are connected with Ladakh & Tibet on eastern side & Kinnaur
and Kulu on western side through high passes.
KYE MONASTERY: It is situated 12 kms. north of Kaza and serves the
western population of Spiti. It is the oldest and biggest monastery of the
valley and located at (4116 m) above Kye village. It houses beautiful scriptures
and paintings of Budha and other goddesses. Lamas practice dance, sing and
play on pipes and horns. Many Lamas get religious training here. It has
murals and books of high aesthetic value.
TABO MONASTERY: It is another big gompa for serving the population
of eastern side. It belongs to the tenth century and is located 50 kms.
from kaza. It is a famous gompa next to Tholing Gompa in Tibet. It has about
60 Lamas and a large collection of Scriptures, wall paintings etc. Murals
of this gompa have a great similarity to that of the Ajanta paintings.
KUNZUM PASS(4590 m): As Rohtang pass is
a gateway to Lahaul so Kunzum pass is the gateway to Spiti from Kulu &
Lahaul. After crossing Rohtang pass and driving 20kms, one has to turn
right from Gramphoo. While going to this pass, the panoramic view of Bara-Sigri
glacier (second longest glacier in the world) is enthrilling and inspiring.
KAZA(3800 m): 224 kms. from Manali, 197kms. from
Keylong and 425kms. from Shimla. Kaza is a Sub Divisional Hqtr. of Spiti
Valley. It is situated at the foot of the step ridges on the left bank
of Spiti river. There are PWD rest houses and a private hotels for the
staying. Once it was the hqtr. of Nono, the chief of Spiti. It has all
modern facilities and is connected by road with Manali & Shimla except
in the winter months.
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