Masroor Rock Cut temple Tour with Kangra Fort and Pong Dam Tour Package

Masroor Rock Cut temple Tour with Kangra Fort , Kangra Devi and Pong Dam Tour Package

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This is a unique travel holiday package offered by Holidaytravel.co coveringMasroor Rock Cut temple visit , Followed by Kangra Fort, Kangra Devi and Pong Dam Tour.This Package is a special gift to archeologists, Bird Watchers, History Lovers.

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About Masroor

Masroor Is known for its monolithic temples.There are 15 monolithic rock cut temples in the indo-aryan style, richly carved.The temples,partly ruined now are well decorated with rich sculptural ornamentation concieved in the same manner as the great temple of Kailash in ellora, Maharashtra. The main Shrine Contains three stone Images of Lord Ram, his brother Lakshman and Wife Sita. This place is about 40 kms from dharamshala.

About Kangra Fort

康格拉堡是由皇家拉其普特人全家ly of Kangra (the Katoch dynasty), which traces its origins to the ancient Trigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata epic. It is the largest fort in the Himalayas and probably the oldest dated fort in India.

The fort of Kangra was taken by the Mahmud of Ghazni in AD In 1337, it was captured by Muhammad bin Tughluq and again in 1351 by his successor, Firuz Shah Tughluq. But it was not completely subdued until 1622, when after a siege of fourteen months, it was conquered by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir who garrisoned it with his troops and appointed a Governor to keep the turbulent hill chiefs in check.

In the second half of 18th Century, following the decline of Mughal power, Raja Sansar Chand-II succeeded in recovering the ancient fort of his ancestors, in 1789. But by carrying his ambitions too far he came in conflict with the neighboring hill chiefs, the Gurkhas.In 1804, crossing the Gadwall finally in 1805 the Gorkha army conquered Kangda valley across the Sutlej River after continuous fighting for three years. Till 1809 Gorkha Army conquered Kangra Fort. Subsequently in 1809 the Gorkha army was defeated and they had to retreat across Sutlej River. Concurrently as British East India Company was also in their expansion spree of colonization advanced up to Nepal’s the then border. Finally, with Maharaja of Punjab, Ranjit Singh was the conqueror of Kangra Fort in 1809. It remained in the hands of the Sikhs till 1846 when it was made over to the British Government, along with the surrounding hills.

About Pong Dam Bird Sanctuary

Maharana Pratap Sagar or Pong Dam Lake was created in 1975, by building the highest earthfill dam in India on the Beas River in the wetland zone of the Siwalik Hills of the Kangra district of the state of Himachal Pradesh. Named in the honour of the patriot Maharana Pratap (1572–1597), the reservoir or the lake is a well-known wildlife sanctuary and one of the 25 international wetland sites declared in India by the Ramsar Convention.The reservoir covers an area of 24,529 hectares (60,610 acres), and the wetlands portion is 15,662 hectares (38,700 acres).

About Kangra Devi Temple

The temple of Vajreshvari is located in the town of Nagarkot, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, India and is 11 km away from the nearest railway station of Kangra. The Kangra Fort is situated nearby. Its location on a mountain near Chamunda Devi temple, is 16 km from Nagarkot.

女神殉死后传说,牺牲了herself in the honor of Lord Shiva in her Fathers Yagya. Shiva took her body on his shoulder and started Tandav. In order to stop him from destroying the world Lord Vishnu divided the body of Sati into 51 parts with his Chakra. The left breast of Sati fell at this spot, thus making it a Shakti Peeth.Kangar Devi is Historically known as Vrajeshwari Devi or Nagarkot Devi, or Goddess of "Trigarta".the town of Kangra was founded by Katoch Kshatriya Rajputs of Chandervanshi Lineage . The Katoch Rajas had a stronghold here, with a fort and rich temples.Another ancient name of the city is Bhimagar and it was supposedly founded by Raja Bhim, younger brother of Kuru Emperor Yudhisthira of Indraprastha (now Delhi).

The temple of Devi Vajreshwari was one of the oldest and wealthiest in northern India. It was destroyed, together with the fort and the town, by 1905 Kangra earthquake on the 4 April 1905, when 1339 lives were lost in this place alone, and about 20,000 elsewhere. In 1855 the headquarters of the district wereremoved to the cantonment of Dharmsala, which was established in 1849

Masroor Rock Cut temple Tour with Kangra Fort , Kangra Devi and Pong Dam Tour Package - Itinerary

1. Pick up from Chandigarh or Delhi
2. Start tour at 8:00 AM sharp
3. Head straight to Kangra Valley to see the Masroor Rock Cut Temple Complex, which is about 200 kms from Una.
4. Reach Masroor Temple at 11:30 AM.
5. Enjoy scenic beauty, Lush Green hills and Enjoy water views.
6. Proceed to Pong Dam Near by to see the amazing views and Bird Watching.
7. After Pong Dam, Visit Kangra Fort, Spend one hour in Kangra Fort admiring its beauty
8. Finally Visit Vrajeshwari Devi ( Kangra Devi ) temple to seek blessings from goddess
9. At around 3:00 PM , Start the return Journey to Chandigarh Via Una.
10. Tea/Coffee on the way to return ( Not Included in package)
11. Home Drop at around 10 PM.
12. For onwards tourists, stay at hotel in Chandigarh & spend time at your leisure planning for next day tour with Holiday travel.co

Masroor Rock Cut temple Tour with Kangra Fort , Kangra Devi and Pong Dam Tour Package - Inclusions

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Masroor Rock Cut temple Tour with Kangra Fort , Kangra Devi and Pong Dam Tour Package - Itinerary

1. Pick up from Chandigarh or Delhi
2. Start tour at 8:00 AM sharp
3. Head straight to Kangra Valley to see the Masroor Rock Cut Temple Complex, which is about 200 kms from Una.
4. Reach Masroor Temple at 11:30 AM.
5. Enjoy scenic beauty, Lush Green hills and Enjoy water views.
6. Proceed to Pong Dam Near by to see the amazing views and Bird Watching.
7. After Pong Dam, Visit Kangra Fort, Spend one hour in Kangra Fort admiring its beauty
8. Finally Visit Vrajeshwari Devi ( Kangra Devi ) temple to seek blessings from goddess
9. At around 3:00 PM , Start the return Journey to Chandigarh Via Una.
10. Tea/Coffee on the way to return ( Not Included in package)
11. Home Drop at around 10 PM.
12. For onwards tourists, stay at hotel in Chandigarh & spend time at your leisure planning for next day tour with Holiday travel.co

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