Kangra valley is positioned at an altitude of 733m and at the confluence of Bener river, Majhi river and Beas river. It comprises some famous towns namely Dharamshala (district headquarter), Kangra, Mcleondganj, Palampur, Masoor, Bajinath etc.
Apart from its scenic beauty, Kangra valley is renowned world wide for its unique art and craft forms. Pahari style of miniature paintings of this region are the most popular art form of this region.
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Kangra valley glorious past is evident through its various significant historical monuments and its sacred temples.
Kangra Art Museum: Kangra art museum is a repository of Kangra valley's arts and crafts. It exhibits artifacts that dated back to 5th century. This museum includes a gallery of famous paintings, sculptures, potteries and anthropological items. Shamiyanas and traditional attires of members of royal family, old carved doors, jali, coins, jewellery and manuscripts are also on display. It also houses the works of contemporary artists, sculptures and photographers.
Kangra Fort: Bhuma chand, the founder of Katoch dynasty has built the Kangra fort. Located on the banks of river Ban Ganga, Kangra fort had been the centre of attraction for various rulers of Northern India. From Raja of Kashmir, Shresta to Muhammad Gazni to Muhammad Tughlaq to Jehangir to Britishers all has sacked Kangra fort and looted its treasures. Darshani Darwaza( an old gate) is the most attractive part of this fort. Laxmi Narayan temple and Adinath dedicated to Jainism are built on the foreground of this fort.
Brajeshwari Temple: This beautiful temple is situated in Kangra town. Once filled with numerous precious stones like diamonds and pearls, this ancient temple is dedicated to living deity-Brajeshwari devi. On hearing its enormous wealth, Mahmmud Ghazni and some other Muslim rulers has attacked this temple and looted all its treasures.
Jwalamukhi Devi Temple: Positioned at a distance of 34km (21.13 miles) southwest of Kangra town, Jwalamukhi temple is one of the important shrine of North India. It is unique temple where natural jets of flame flare out from the hillside covered by an ancient structure.
Apart from them there are some more historical and spiritual places that are dotted in Kangra valley such as Chamunda Devi Temple, Baidyanath Temple, Sujanpur-Tira fort, Maharana Pratap Sagar Lake, Tashijong Gompa etc.
