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Welcome
To Our Home Stay Guest House
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Jagatram Niwas was founded in 2003 by the brothers Bavinder and Mohinder Singh,
together with their wives Rekha and Santosh Devi. In 2007, they were joined by Matthew Singh Toor,
who is helping to develop and market the guesthouse |
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| Day Excursions |
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Norbulingka Institute
Chaired by the Dalai Lama, the Norbulingka Institute was founded to promote traditional Tibetan arts and literary studies. At the heart of the institute is an ornamental garden, with shrines and water features. This is overlooked by the imposing Deden Tsuglakhang (main temple) which houses a gilded copper statue of Buddha Shakyamuni, the largest of its kind outside of Tibet. |
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Norbulingka is best known for the Losel Doll Museum, where a collection of 160 dolls depict Tibetan regional, ritual,
religious, official and theatrical scenes. The dolls have been produced over fifteen years by a team of Losel monks
. The institute also has two upmarket shops, selling Tibetan designer textiles, clothes, furniture
and handicrafts.
These are produced at on-site workshops, where visitors can to watch the artisans at work.
Norling Café serves Tibetan and continental cuisine in a dining area decorated by Norbulingka artists. |
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Dhauladhar Nature Park
Set amid forests of deodar (Himalayan cedar), horse chestnut, walnut and maple, this large,
mountainside park features well-maintained gardens with specimens of flora from around District Kangra,
an aviary, a zoo, observation towers and a children’s play area. The zoo has large enclosures which house
tigers, leopards, hyenas, lions, black bears, porcupines, deer (including musk and sambar) and wild boar
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Chinmaya Tapovan
Chinmaya Tapovan, a modern ashram on the banks of the Bindu Saras, was founded by the late Swami Chinmayananda .
The ashram complex is notable for a nine-metre-high statue of
Lord Hanuman (the monkey god), a Ram temple and a meditation hall.
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Palampur Tea Gardens
Kangra Valley is renowned for its tea plantations. At Palampur Tea Gardens, you can wander by acres of tea
shrubs and, in April/May and October, see how the leaves are hand-harvested. A small roadside shop sells the highest
grade Kangra Green Gold premium orthodox leaf tea.
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Kangra Fort
Thought to date back to 1009AD, Kangra Fort was built by the Katoch Dynasty and is the
largest fort in the Himalayas. Standing on a steep rock in Purana (old) Kangra, and built strategically at the confluence of
the Banganga and Majhi rivers, it dominates the surrounding valley. The fort was heavily damaged by an earthquake in 1905,
but extensive excavations and restoration have been carried out by the Archaeological Survey of India
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Tata Pani Hot Springs
At Tata Pani, a branch of the river Beas flows by pebble and sand beaches and makes an ideal spot for sunbathing,
picnicking and swimming. Nearby, sulphurous springs emerge from the mountainside, and flow into the pool at a
small temple, where visitors can take a relaxing soak and benefit from the water’s reputed medicinal properties.
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Tariff
Day excursions cost from 2,000-5,000 rupees, with a choice of air-conditioned or
non-air-conditioned taxi. The price is per car, as opposed to per person, with a maximum of four passengers. Larger
vehicles for bigger parties can be arranged on request. Day excursions do not include meals, snacks or entrance fees,
although we can recommend and transport you to local restaurants and dhabas (a dhaba is the equivalent of a Western roadside
café).
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