Churdhar Sanctuary is located in

Sirmaur district Sirmaur is the southernmost district of Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It is largely mountainous and rural, with 90% of its population living in villages. Some of its towns include the capital Nahan, Tuheri, Bhawan, Shamra, UchaTik ...

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Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks ...

. The total covered area of this sanctuary is 56.16 square kilometres as notified on 15 November 1985. Fauna includes Himalayan black bear, Barking deer,

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s. The work of administration at Churdhar is taken care by Chureshwar Sewa Samiti. The sanctuary is named after Churdhar Peak. Churdhar (elevation of 3,647 metres; 11,965 feet) is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer

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. The peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chaupal and

Solan Solan is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and the district headquarters of Solan district. It is located south of the state capital, Shimla. Solan has an average elevation of . The city is situated between Chandigarh (joint capi ...

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. Churdhar is a holy place related with Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj), a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chaupal. The main routes for arrival are from Nohradhar to 18 Km, (Sirmour)and Sarain, Chaupal of 8 km. The Churdhar Peak is mentioned in the book, ''The Great Arc'', by John Keay but is referred to as The Chur. It is from this peak that George Everest made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains around 1834. He was the Surveyor General of India and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth's curvature.

Access

*Airways: Jubbarhatti airport (23 km from Shimla) *Nearest railhead:

Shimla Shimla (; ; also known as Simla, List of renamed Indian cities and states#Himachal Pradesh, the official name until 1972) is the capital and the largest city of the States and union territories of India, northern Indian state of Himachal Prade ...

to Kalka narrow-gauge railway line *Nearest city:

Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh Chaupal is a town and nagar panchayat (city council) in the Shimla district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Geography Chaupal is a Administrative subdivision, Sub Division (administrative division) of Shimla District. It is surrounde ...

*The sanctuary has a well connected road network.Himachal tourism dep. co.
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References

External links

himachaltourism.nic.inhptdc.gov.in
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Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar Maa Bhangayani is known to be the most powerful goddess of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district. According to the legends, Shirgul Maharaj was imprisoned by a Mughal king of that time who was frightened by Maharaj's spiritual powers. With the b ...

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