Shimla
This small, one-room gallery displays enlargements of a few historic photos of old Shimla, with cursory explanations, but you can see it all in five…
Must-see attractions in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
This former palace of the Kullu rajas has a gaudily redecorated gateway with impressively heavy wooden doors, but inside is a fairly forgettable colonial…
Himachal Pradesh
Within the Bhimakali inner courtyard, to the right of the two towers, the building with conical slate-roofed spire enshrines a club-wielding Lankra Vir…
Manali
Though there's relatively minimal information here beyond a few photos of local wildlife species, the place is handy for a free toilet. More importantly,…
Himachal Pradesh
Lording it over the town is the unmissable if relatively unexotic Akhand Chandi Palace, the whitewashed former home of the Chamba raja. Built in the mid…
Manali
Himachal Tourism's amusingly low-tech leisure and games centre beside the Manalsu Nala stream includes swan-shaped pedal-boats, a little haunted house and…
Himachal Pradesh
This highly colourful 'temple of eleven gods', fronted with musicians and elephant heads, features 10 incarnations of Vishnu in its niches along with the…
Himachal Pradesh
This school, built over a stream, is a key landmark on the walk from Vashisht to Jogini waterfalls.
Shimla
The Bengali hut–style Kali Bari Mandir enshrines an image of Kali as Shyamala.
Shimla
Opposite the Viceregal Lodge's gate, the Himalayan Bird Park is a little aviary that's home to a small collection of exotic birdlife, including the…
Dalhousie
Hidden among the restaurants at Khajjiar is the Khajjinag Temple, with its crude effigies of the five Pandavas installed in the 16th century.
Zigar Drukpa Kargyud Institute
Himachal Pradesh
A short detour uphill from the lake en route to the giant statue, this three-storey complex is a Buddhist study centre with outsized statues of Tantric…
Himachal Pradesh
Just 50m down the lane beside the castle, this 11th-century stone temple is a relatively squat example of the sikhara style and contains a staring-eyed,…
Dalhousie
A number of Tibetan refugees have made their homes in Dalhousie and have adorned Garam Sarak with several painted rock carvings of Buddhist deities.
Himachal Pradesh
Adding a little unsophisticated colour to old Kalpa's central temple group, this Buddhist shrine has a prominent chorten (stupa) in its forecourt.
Shimla
This major Sikh temple isn't a particular attraction but makes a useful landmark beside busy Cart Rd below the bazaar area.
Himachal Pradesh
This unsophisticated red-painted arch makes a useful landmark, spanning the street at the northern end of the Chowgan.
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