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"Kullu Valley, known as the valley of gods and famous for Dussehra celebrations, lush fields and orchards of apple, cherry and plum. The journey from Shimla took approximately 12 hours with stop over on the way at Tattapani village town and lunch stop at Chindi-Karsog Apple Valley Resorts and then pass through a 2.7km long tunnel at Aut before head on to Kullu, then finally reached Manali at about 8pm (20:00)."

"The monkey population here is fairly large and are unfriendly to visitors. Visitors are advised to stay away from them. Robbing of hats, specticles and loose items from the tourists is not uncommon."

"At the outskirts of Shimla, there stood a giant 108 feet high of Hanuman (the Monkey God) was unveiled at the Jakhu Hanuman Temple overlooking the entire Shimla town. Deemed to be world's tallest statue of 108ft at the highest altitude over 8100ft. The Jaknu Hanuman Temple is situated at the highest point of Shimla."

"Shimla is connected to the city of Kalka by one of the longest narrow gauge railway routes still operating in India, the Kalka-Shimla Railway. Kalka-Shimla Railway line has been granted 'World Heritage Status' by UNESCO. The city is named after the goddess Shyamala Devi, an incarnation of the Hindu Goddess Kali."

"Located in the north-west Himalayas at an average altitude of 2,205 metres (7,234 ft), the city of Shimla, draped in forests of pine, rhododendron, and oak, experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. The city is famous for its buildings styled in tudorbethan and neo-gothic architecture dating from the colonial era."

"Shimla, formerly known as Simla, is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh. In 1864, Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist destination, Shimla is often referred to as the "Queen of Hills," a term coined by the British."

"The temple base is made out of whitewashed, mud-covered stonework. An enormous rock occupies the inside of the temple, only a 7.5 cm (3 inch) tall brass image representing goddess Hidimbi Devi."

"The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground, which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in the year 1553. The Hidimbi Devi Temple has intricately carved wooden doors and a 24 meters tall wooden "shikhar" or tower above the sanctuary. The tower consists of three square roofs covered with timber tiles and a fourth brass cone-shaped roof at the top. The earth goddess Durga forms the theme of the main door carvings."

"Hidimba Devi Temple, also known as the Hadimba Temple, is located in Manāli, State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, sister of Hidimba, who was a character in the Indian epic, Mahābhārata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himālayas."

"The conference was attended by major political leaders including Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, Liaqat Ali Khan, Bhulabhai Desai, Master Tara Singh and Mohammed Ali Jinnah"

"After Independence of India, the building renamed and became the Rashtrapati Niwas, the official summer residence of the President of India and was officially handed over to the Indian Institute of Advanced Study by President S.Radhakrishnan on 20th October 1965. In the summer of 1945, the ViceRegal Lodge was the scene of the historic Shimla Conference hosted by the 19th Viceroy of India, Viscount Archibald Wavell."

"Set within the large wooded estate of Summer Hill with a commanding view of Shimla is the estate of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study. Crowning the estate is the imposing Victorian edifice of the ViceRegal Lodge built in 1888 and among British India's most monumental constructions."