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Being
the land of celestial beauty there
is lot to know while traveling to
Himachal Pradesh. It is the earliest
known inhabitants
of the region
were tribals called Dasas. Later, Aryans
came and they assimilated in the tribes.
In the later centuries, the hill chieftains
accepted suzerainty of the Mauryan
empire, the Kaushans, the Guptas and
Kanuaj rulers. During the Mughal period,
the Rajas of the hill states made some
mutually agreed arrangements which
governed their relations. In the 19th
century, Ranjit Singh annexed/subjugated
many of the states.
When the British
came, they defeated Gorkhas and entered
into treaties with some Rajas and annexed
the kingdoms of others. The situation
more or less remained unchanged till
1947. After Independence, 30 princely
states of the area were united and
Himachal Pradesh was formed on 15th
April, 1948. With the recognition of
Punjab on 1st November, 1966, certain
areas belonging to it were also included
in Himachal Pradesh. On 25th January,
1971, Himachal Pradesh was made a full-fledged
State.
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Travel
to Himachal Pradesh to explore the land of
eternal snow peaks abounds
in exotic valleys, glorious green
hill-slopes, snowcapped mountains, gushing
streams and the hills of Himalayas which
welcome the tourists from all over the world.
In
this mountain
wonderland, the pace of life is measured
and tranquil. Due to its unbound beauty tourism
in himachal has gained popularity. Himachal
Pradesh is full of hill
resorts, pilgrimages, adventure sports destinations,
and wildlife that attracts a wide range of
tourist traffic. Today, Himachal Pradesh
is one of the most important tourist destinations
in India. It also offers excellent trekking
routes. Main
tourist complexes are Shimla, Palampur, Dharamsala,
Kullu-Manali, Chamba-Dalhousie, Kasauli,
Kinnaur.
Himachal also known as "Land of Gods" offers lots of pilgrimage spots
like Bhima Kali temple in Sarahan, Hatkoti, Jwalajee, Chamunda Devi, Chintpurni,
Renuka
and Rewalsar, Deoth Siddh and Naina Devi are major attractions for pilgrims.
Tourist complexes are also being set up at Keylong, Kaza, Sangla, Shoja, Kalpa,
Khadrala, Kharapathar, Chindi, Bharmour, Chansal and Naggar castle. Paragliding
and Hang-gliding
competitions are held in Kangra valley. Solang Nallah slopes are getting popular
for winter sports. There is an art gallery in Naggar and museums in Chamba,
Shimla and Dharamsala. The beautiful tourist resort of Khajjair in Chamba
district
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Road: All the Destinations
are well connected through roads. The total
road length in the state was 21,935km. It
has
eight national
highways
with a length of 1, 279km.
Rail: The State
has two narrow gauge railway lines connecting
Pathankot with Joginder
Nagar and Kalka with Shimla and one broad-gauge
railway line from Nangal dam to Una.
Air: The
state has three airports at Bhuntar (Kullu
Valley), Jubbarhatti (Shimla) and
Gaggal (Kangra). In addition 35 helipads
are available for operation in the state.
The government has decided to construct
helipads at Banjraroo, Satrundi and Khundi-Murahal
in Chamba.
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