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About 500-year-old Kath Kuni stone-and-timber castle of the Kullu rajas, now an HPTDC heritage hotel and museum.
Naggar Castle was built around 1460 by Raja Sidh Singh, when Naggar was capital of the Kullu kingdom (until 1660). It uses the Kath Kuni technique of alternating stone and deodar beams. Himachal Tourism (HPTDC) has run it as a heritage hotel since 1978, with a small museum. The Jagatipatt temple sits within the complex, and the views over the Beas valley are a key draw.
Within 1 km of Naggar Castle.
Museum in Naggar · hours: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00, 13:30-17:00.
Museum in Naggar · hours: Tu-Su 10:00-13:00, 13:30-17:00.
Former Naggar home of painter Nicholas Roerich, now a gallery, memorial house and estate run by the International Roerich Memorial Trust.
Viewpoint in Naggar.
Viewpoint in Kullu.
Viewpoint in Manali.
Viewpoint in Manali.
Viewpoint in Manali.
Vast ASI-protected hill fort of the Katoch rulers above Kangra town, ruined by the 1905 earthquake, with a museum near the gate.
1852 neo-Gothic Anglican church in deodar forest at Forsyth Ganj, burial place of Viceroy Lord Elgin.
fort in Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, India
Early 8th-century monolithic rock-cut Hindu temple complex near Kangra, facing the Dhauladhar across a temple pool.
early 13th century Shiva temple
mountain pass in the Indian Himalayas
Yellow neo-Gothic church on the Ridge, consecrated in 1857, known for stained glass and its landmark clock.
Quiet forested suburb of Shimla (~2,146 m) with Carignano picnic spot and the President's retreat at Chharabra.