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District Sirmaur : |
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The district of Sirmaur is in the south eastern
corner of the state. It is famous for its places of pilgrimages
and for the legends that surround them. Nahan is a historic town
pleasantly located on a ridge of the Shivalik Hills. It has beautiful
green forests and valleys especially in Choordhar peak. A little
town with a salubrious climate Nahan has gardens, temples and three
popular walking circuits - The villa round, Military round and
the Hospital round.
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Sirmaur : General Information |
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| Altitude : |
varies from 900 meters
to 3,994 meters |
| Headquarter : |
Nahan ( altitude 933
meters ) |
| Location : |
Sirmaur district lies
in outer Himalayan ranges, called as Shivaliks between 33°22'30''
and 31°01'20'' North Longitude and between 77°01'12''
and 77°49'40'' East Longitude. The district is bounded by
Shimla district in North, the rivers Tons and Yamuna in the East,
district Ambala of Haryana in the South-West and Solan district
in North-West. |
| Access by Air
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The nearest airport in Himachal is
Jubbarhatti 102 km. ( from Sarhan via - Solan - Shimla - Jubbarhatti
) and 140 km. from Nahan. |
| Access by Rail : |
Nearest narrow guage line is Barog
( near Kalka ) 42 km. |
| Access by Road : |
Almost each and every part of the
state is linked by roads. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation
is running its buses covering the whole state. There is huge
network of HRTC to cater the needs of the people. |
| Distance : |
Shimla to Sarahan 175 km., Chandigarh
to Nahan 87 km. Shimla to Renuka 165 km., Delhi to Renuka 315
km. |
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Famous Places around Sirmaur : |
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| Nahan :- Nahan was founded by
Raja Karna Prakash in 1621 A.D. as his capital city. It is crowned
by the 3,647 metres high Choordhar peak. Nahan's close proximity
to plains makes it an all weather holiday resort. There are a number
of picturesque walks through the dense forests and some of them are
the Villa Round, Military Round and Hospital Round. |
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| Jaganath Temple :- Jaganath temple
was built by Raja Budh Prakash in 1681 A.D. Making the end of the
Monsoon, the festival of 'Sawan Dwadashi' is celebrated annually
at the temple, towards the end of the monsoon when fifty two idols
of local gods are carried in procession to Jagannath temple where
they are floated ceremoniously in a pool and are restored at midnight
to their niches. In the heart of Nahan town is Rani Tal, where a
large temple and a tank from the days of ex-rulers of Sirmaur State
can be seen. Ducks and Cranes are seen playing in the Ranital Tank,
and Ranital Garden further adds to the charm. |
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| Shivalik Fossil Park Saketi :- Located
in Sirmaur district, displays life size fiberglass models of pre-historic
animals whose fossils, skeletons were unearthed here. The park is
the first of its kind in Asia to be developed at the actual site
where fossils were discovered. It is 21 kms. from Nahan, located
on the left bank of the Markanda river. The park at present has six
sets of life size models of 'Stegodonganesa' (extinct grand elephant).
Sivatherium Hexapratadon - Sivalensis ( hippopotamus with six incisors),
Colossochetys Atlas ( giant land tortoise and chelonia), Paramachaeradus
( sabre toothed tiger) and Crocodiles, the animals which once thrived
in the region. The other major attraction is the Museum which contains
various fossils, models, charts and paintings relating to the various
aspects of plants and animals life of the past and present in Shiwalik
range. For refreshment, the HPTDC has a cafeteria a Tourist Information
Centre is established there by the Himachal Government. |
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| Trilokpur Temple :- It was built
in 1573 A.D. by Raja Dip Prakash and at a distance of about 23 km.
from Nahan and about 6 km. from Kala Amb gateway to Nahan from Haryana.
Trilokpur is a place of great religious importance. The temple of
the goddess 'Mahamaya Bala Sundri' is quite famous and attracts lakh
of pilgrims from all over Northern India, espacially from Haryana
and Himachal Pradesh. The unusual deity of Godess Bala Sundari resemble
the stone lingam of Lord Shiva. A fair at this place is held twice
a year when a large number of devotees visit this temple and pay
their respect to the goddess. |
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| Dhaula Kuan :- On the road to
Paonta Sahib 20 kms. from Nahan, it is worth while to stop and see
a sprawling orchard consisting of citrus plants and mangoes and a
fruit canning factory of various kinds of juices, jams, pickles and
canned fruits. A little away from Dhaula Kuan is Kastasan Devi temple
where Raja Jagat Singh defeated the advancing army of Rulam Quadir
Rohilla in a great battle. Their victory is commemorated in the Devi
Temple, built in gratitude by the Raja. Dhaula Kuan also has a research
station of HP KVV where useful research on tropical fruits is carried
out. |
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| Giri Nagar :- Situated at a distance
of 7 kms. from Dhaula Kuan, this town has a power house of 60 MW
capacity constructed after diverting the Giri river through a 6 kms.
tunnel. |
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