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This small hill station
seems to live in time warp that belongs to the
19th century. The narrow roads of Kasauli (1951m)
slither up and down the hillside and offer some
magnificent vistas. Directly below is the spread
of vast plains of Punjab and Haryana which as
darkens 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 longs walks on it.
A mixed forest of pine, oak and huge horse-chestnut
encircles the town. Its colonial ambience is
reinforced by stretch of cobbled road, quaint
shops, gabled houses with charming facades and
scores of neat little gardens and orchards.
HISTORY
The
calm and peaceful air of Kasauli belies any
sense of history. Yet this region was in the
thick of the westward Gurkha expansion, stemmed
with some difficulty by the joint efforts of
the British and some local chieftains, in 1814.
The Gurkha ceded the fort at Sabathu and this
was turned into a convalescent home for British
nationals. Some time later the Governor-General,
Lord Amherst, decided to develop Shimla Hills
as a summer gateway for the British establishment
and Col. Tapp, political agent at Sabathu, came
to survey the Kasauli area.
The 1857 Indian War of Independence stirred
the hearts of the Kasauli Guard, numbering about
eighty Indian soldiers. Receiving news that
the Gurkha Regiment at nearby Jutogh has also
risen in revolt, the garrison at Kasauli set
out to join them. Before the two could combine
and pose a serious threat, the British agent
talked the Gurkha Regiment into submission,
on promise of a general pardon. The Kasauli
Guard found themselves completely isolated.
So far from being pardoned, they were severely
punished for their insurgence.
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Monkey
Point
3.5 km from Hotel Ros Common a hill which deriveds
its name from Rishi Man-Ki who used to worship
an idol of Lord Hanuman Ji and later the summit
is crowned with a small temple dedicated to
Lord Hanuman and presently being looked after
by the personnel of Air Force, stationed here.
The area being restricted from security point
of view, no belongings like Camera, bags are
allowed.
Sanawar
Just 6-km from Kasauli, Sanawar houses one of
the best schools in the country. The Lawrence
school is almost one hundred-years-old and a
major attraction of the town.
The Christ Church
Still unspoiled and very much as the British
left it fifty years ago, Kasauli has a fine
old church. The Christ Church, is a typically
Anglican structure of the period and its foundation
stone laid in 1844.
Sabathu
A little cantonment town has a Gurkha fort built
in the early years of the 19th century, situated
at an altitude of 1,437m. This cantonment town
quartered the British soldiers at the time of
British Empire. A diversion road from Dharampur
15-km away leads to the Sabathu town.
Baba Balak Nath
Temle
3 km. On the Graner Hill top
is a famous temple of Sidh Baba Balak Nathji.
It is believed that Baba Balak Nath ji one night
appeared in dreams to a local resident - named
Vijay Kumar and told him to built a temple at
the place, where the present temple is located.
This temple is of its own kind where many issue
less couples visit to be blessed with a child,
whose baptism ceremony is also performed in
the same very temple. A number of photographs
of such blessed children are the evidence, which
are kept as record by Baba Vijay Kumarji in
the temple.
Shirdi
Sai Baba Mandir
Built in 1989 by Sai Sabha
Trust is a famous temple located half km away
from Garkhal. The idol of Sai Baba was built
at Jaipur and the burning flame in this temple
signifies the divine power of Sai Babaji of
Shirdi.
Lawrence
School
5 km situated on the top of
the hill is a famous Lawrence School. Sh. Henry
Lawrence was the founder of this school. He
also built the first cottage in Kasauli known
as sunny side in 1848.
OTHER
ATTRACTIONS
An ancient Church is worth seeing located on the
upper Mall Road. A little above this place, there
is a Central Research Institute established in
1906 by Dr. Sample, It prepares vaccines for treatment
of typhoid, cholera, smallpox, and snake-bite
and is only of its kind in Asia. Close to this
there is Pasteur Institute founded in 1900 to
produce antirabies vaccine against dog-bite. There
is yet another sanatorium for TB patients because
of its heal thy most environment. TV Tower is
an another land mark. Baptist Church established
in 1923 is also worth seeing
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Dagshai
(19Km.)
Another little cantonment at an altitude of 1,925m
just 19-km from Kasauli, it is accessible by a
link road, which diverts from Dhrampur. Dagshai
is perched on a small hill and comprisse of a
military public school and numerous military barracks
Dharampur, Shimla
(15Km.)
Just 15-km from Kasauli on the National Highway
No.22, Dharampur is situated. Amidst the healthy
air of the fragrant pines, Dharampur has one of
the best hospitals in India for the cure of tuberculosis.
It is also connected by Kalka-Shimla railway line.
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KASAULI-GENERAL INFORMATION
Location :Himachal Pradesh
Altitude:1,927m
Best
Time:April
To September
CLIMATE
In winter, the temperature gets quite low and heavy
woollens are required. In summer, the climate is mild
light woollens/cottons are recommended.
HOW
TO GET THERE
Air
From Kasauli the nearest airport is Chandigarh. Shimla
is nearest airport for Solan.
Rail
Nearest railhead is Kalka in Haryana, which is 40-km
from Kasauli and 44-km from Solan. Solan is also connected
with narrow gauge railway line from Kalka.
Road
Solan and Kasauli are well connected by road buses,
coaches and taxis are also easily available from Chandigarh
and Delhi.
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