Chamunda. Devi

15 km by a motorable road, is the village Dadh, with an excellent view of Dhauladhar on three sides and the Baner Khud and Pathiar and Lahla Forests. The famous Chamunda Devi Temple is located here.

Lord Elgin's Memorial

8 km. The Church of St. John in the wilderness has a monument to Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India, who died at Dharamsala and was buried here in 1863.

Kangra

17 km. Overlooking the Ban Ganga torrent, this town is famous for its temples. The most notable is the shrine dedicated to the Goddess Brijeshwari.
Kangra was the capital of a great hill state; its most renowned ruler was Maharaja Sansar Chand Katoch, a great patron of art. The miniature and Rajput Schools of hill painting flourished in his reign.

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