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town of Chamba, the district headquarter of Chamba
district is situated in the western Himalayas between
north latitudes 32°10' and 33°13' and east
longitudes 75°45' and 77°33'. The town stands on a
plateau on the right bank of the Ravi river valley
between Dhauladhar and Zanskar ranges south of the
inner Himalayas. |
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town was founded by Raja Sahil Varman when he conquered the
lower Rani valley from the petty chiefs called Ranas and
Thakurs in the beginning of 10th Century. |
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seems the original name of the town was Champa as mentioned in
Kalhan's Rajtarangani. In the bansauli or genealogical rolls
of the Chamba Rajas a reference occurs of place which was
adorned with highly fragrant Champaka trees and guarded by
Goddess Champavati or more popularly known as Chameshni. The
temple was built by Sahil Varman in the honour of his daughter
Champavati who is worshipped as a goddess in Chamba.
Champavati temple became the family temple of the ruling
family.
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Tourist Attraction
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Chamba
has a number of temples, Palaces and stylised
buildings. The striking objects of interest are the
old temples which exhibit architectural beauty of
design and execution. |
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| LAXMI
NARAYAN TEMPLE: |
| Laxmi
Narayana Temple, which is the main temple of Chamba town was
built by Sahil Varman in the 10th century AD. The temple has
been built in the Shikhara style. The temple consists of
Bimana i.e. Shikhara and GarbhGriha with a small antralya.
Laxmi Narayana Temple has a mandapa like structure also. The
wooden Chhattries, the shell roof, atop the temple were in
response to the local climatic conditions as a protection
against snowfall. |
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Suggested
Tours
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| Himachal
Special Tour
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| Duration
: 12 Nights/ 13 Days
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| Places
Covered : Shimla - Kullu - Manali - Dharamshala -
Dalhousie - Chamba
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