Unknown Places in North India
Kasauli

This
small hill-station seems to live in a time warp that belongs to the 19th
century. The narrow roads of Kasauli 91927m) slither up and down the hill
side and offer some magnificent vistas. Directly below is the spread of vast
plains of Punjab and Haryana which has darkness falls, unroll a gorgeous
carpet of twinkling lights. At 3647 m , the peak of choor chandni(also
called the choordhar) powerfully dominates the lower hills and across the
undulating ranges, Shimla is visible. The upper and lower malls run through
kasauli's length and one can enjoy long walks on it. A mixed forest of pine,
oak and huge horse- chestnut encircles the town. Its colonial ambience is
reinforced by a stretch of cobbled roads, quaint shops, gabled houses with
charming facades and scores of neat little gardens and orchards.
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Khajjiar Often called India's
Switzerland, the exquisite glade of Khajjiar (1960m) has circumference of
about 5 km. Along its fringes, this forests of deodar climb the slopes, the
snow-line rests above these woods and in the center of the glade, is a small
lake fed by streams that traverse the green carpet. At Khajjiar there is a
12th century temple dedicated to Khajjinag. Within the temple are lifesize
wooden images of the five Pandav brothers.
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Keylong Situated at an altitude of 3350
mtrs Keylong is the head quarters of Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal
Pradesh lying on Indo-Tebetan Border. The region is strange exciting
primitive mountaineous and delightful, Rudyard Kipling said of the region "surely
the god live here this no place for men." The route of Lahaul takes a
traveler over Rohtang pass (3880m above the sea level, Koksar (1st village
of Lahaul) Sissu, Gondla and Tandi crossing the river Chandebagha.
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Kinnaur

Kinnaur
is a breath takingly scenic and sparsely populated region. Spiti and Satluj
rivers flow through Kinnaur to meet at Khab and become one the Satluj.
Scores of flowing streams feed these rivers and all their valleys are
strikingly beautiful the slopes are covered with thick woods, orchards,
fields and picturesque hamlets. Here are two of the world's great mountain
ranges the Zanskar and the Great Himalaya. Kinnaur is also home to some of
India's oldest legends, and the religion of its people is a remarkable mix
of Hinduism and Buddhism. Ancient Hindu texts have gone to the extent of
placing the people of kinnaur the kinners as halfway between men and gods.
There is no wonder that a local tradition maintains that Kinnaur with all
its beauty fell from the clouds as a gift from the gods.
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Kufri At a height of 2501 ms, girded by
awesome pinncles, Kufri is a scenic hill resort 16 kms from Shimla. From
December to March it wears its white winter garb, with snow trimmings on its
undulating slopes are fashioned by nature to exhilarate lovers of winter
sports. Skiing facilities and training for beginners are available during
the best part of winter.