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Guler Ice Caves
Guler may refer to: * Guler State, a former princely state in India ** Guler paintings * Haripur Guler, a town in India, former capital of Guler State * Guler, a former parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh, now Jawali, Himachal Pradesh Jawali is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh State in India.Old name of Jawali is Jawanwalashehar. Jawali is the second largest Assembly constituency in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located 250 km distance from its Stat ... * Güler (other), a Turkish name {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guler State
Guler was a small precolonial Indian hill state in the Lower Himalayas. Its capital was the town of Haripur Guler, in modern-day Himachal Pradesh. The kingdom was founded in 1415 by Raja Hari Chand, a scion of the ancient royal family of Kangra. Guler State is famous as the birthplace of Kangra painting in the first half of the 18th century when a family of Kashmiri painters trained in Mughal painting sought shelter at the court of Raja Dalip Singh (r. 1695–1741) of Guler. The rise of Guler Paintings or Guler style started in what is known as the early phase of Kangra art. History Early history According to legends, the Guler state was founded at an uncertain date between 1405 and 1450 by Raja Hari Chand. One fateful day, he fell into a dry well while hunting. Since no one could find him, the Raja was presumed dead and his brother was then named the Raja of Kangra State. When Raja Hari Chand was eventually brought back alive from the well, instead of fighting for his ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haripur Guler
Haripur is a township in Kangra district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Haripur Guler are twin townships carrying the heritage of Guler Riyasat. A river separates the two towns which further makes Pong wetland, a Ramsar Wetalnd Site, home to a large number of migratory birds in winters because of marshes and the presence of irrigated private land. On the other side of Haripur town, is Guler which has a narrow gauge railway station connected from Pathankot station to Jogindernagar station. Formerly very prosperous and having a pool of talent, the township is now not able to provide jobs to its youngsters, forcing them to leave or to seek some informal job. The area can become a pool of the jobs if state and centre authorities will look into the potential of the area and its socio-cultural importance. History Guler State was a historical princely state in the area between 1405, when the state was founded, and 1813 when it was annexed by Punjab. Guler State was famou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jawali, Himachal Pradesh
Jawali is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh State in India.Old name of Jawali is Jawanwalashehar. Jawali is the second largest Assembly constituency in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located 250 km distance from its State Capital, Shimla and is located 50 km distance from its District headquarters Dharamshala. Geography Jawali Town is situated in District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India, its geographical coordinates is 32° 9' 0" North, 76° 1' 0" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Jawāli. .There is a Fort of a King which is situated near bus stand of Jawali also there is a historic temple, now a tourist place named Bathu Temples/ Bathu Ki Ladee which is located inside the reservoir area of Maharana Pratap Sagar(Pong Dam), constructed on river Beas, which makes it accessible only for a few months when the water level drops. Transport Jawali Town is reached by Gaggal Airport (IATA airport code DHM) about 28.8 km / 17.9 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
