Mesmerizing Dharamshala captures your imagination with its picturesque natural beauty and unique mix of Tibetan, British and Himanchali cultures. Formerly known as Bhagsu, The hillside town of Dharamshala, stretches along a spur of the Dhauladhar mountain range amidst magnificent deodar, conifer and pine forests, tea gardens and mist-soaked hills.
The headquarters of the Kangra district, Dharamshala is broadly divided into two parts; Upper and Lower Dharamshala. Covering a wide area in the form of twin settlement, lower Dharamsala is a busy commercial centre. While upper Dharamsala with the suburbs of Mcleodganj and Forsytheganj, retains a British flavor and colonial lifestyle.
Dharamshala offers some of the most picturesque views of the adjoining Kangra valley and the snow-clad Himalaya. With dense pine and deodar forests, numerous streams, cool healthy air, attractive surroundings and the nearby snowline, Dharamsala has everything for a perfect holiday.
Becoming the temporary headquarters of the Dalai Lama since 1960, it has been attracting seekers of spiritual enlightenment from all over the world. Dharamshala is the centre of the Tibetan exile world in India. Presence of Dalia Lama and the Tibetan population has made Dharamshala a popular destination for Indian and foreign tourists, including students studying Tibet.
STATE : HIMANCHAL PRADESH
LOCATION : Dharamshala is located an average elevation of 1457 meter in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh.
LANGUAGE : Hindi, Punjabi, English and Pahari.
WHEN TO VISIT : October to June is the best time to visit Dharamshala.
CLOTHING : Cotton in Summer and Light Woolens in Winter.
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Dharamshala is connected by good motorable roads to all major places. There are excellent bus services provided by State Road Transport Corporation, connecting Dharamshala to other nearby cities.
Pathankot is the nearest railhead, connected with major cities in India. A narrow gauge train runs from Pathankot to Kangra at a distance of 94km. From here Dharamshala is 17 km by road.
The nearest airport is at Gaggal, about 13 kilometers away from Dharamshala. However, Chandigarh and Amritsar is the convenient airport connected by various airlines with different cities in India.
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