Kangra

Kangra (Hindi: कांगडा़) is the most populous district of the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. Dharamsala is the administrative headquarters of the district. Image File history File links Kangra. ... Image File history File links Kangra. ... Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी or हिंदी; IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union government of India [1][2]. It is part of a dialect continuum of the Indic family, bounded on the northwest and west by Punjabi, Sindhi, Urdu, and Gujarati... Map of Himachal Himachal Pradesh   (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ... Dharamshala redirects here. ...

Geography

The district is in the western part of Himachal Pradesh, in the low foothills of the Himalayas. The Dhauladhar range adjoins the district on one side. The Beas is one of the larger rivers of this district, and contributes to the fertility of the land here. The district is bounded by the Himachal Pradesh districts of Chamba to the north, Lahul and Spiti to the northeast, Kullu to the east, Mandi to the southeast, and Hamirpur and Una to the south. The district shares a border with the states of Punjab on the southwest, and Jammu and Kashmir on the northwest. Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... The Beas River (Punjabi: ) runs through the Northwestern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. ... Laxminarayan temple of Chamba Chamba is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India. ... The district of Lahul and Spiti in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahul and Spiti. ... Kullu is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Hamirpur (Hindi: हमीरपुर) is a district in the beautiful Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Una is one of the Districts of Himachal Pradesh, and shares its border with Punjab. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Jammu and Kashmir   (IPA: , Kashmiri:ज्वम त॒ कॅशीर جۄم تٕہ کٔشِیر, Hindi:जम्मू और कश्मीर, Urdu:جموں Ùˆ کشمیر) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ...

Due to the hilly terrain, not very much of the land is cultivated. The region is covered with uniform patches of barren land, as well as small forests.There is a reasonably good network of roads across the district.

Religious wheels of Budhist Monastory at Dharamshala

Dharamsala, the district headquarters, is also the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, headed by the Dalai Lama. Other important towns are Kangra, Jwalamukhi, Dehra, Palampur, and Ranital. Jwalamukhi, also known as Jwala ji, is famous for an ancient temple of the goddess of the same name, and features holy flames that run on natural gas. Other important temples include Brajeshwari Devi temple, Chamunda Devi temple, Chintpurni temple and Baijnath's Shiva temple. Historical villages of Pragpur and Garli are also located here. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (889x556, 144 KB) Jaisingh Rathore File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (889x556, 144 KB) Jaisingh Rathore File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official language Tibetan Headquarters Dharamsala Head of State (Dalai Lama) Tenzin Gyatso The Government of Tibet in Exile (or Tibet in Exile for short) is a government-like entity that describes itself as the rightful and legitimate government of Tibet. ... The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (Tibetan: ཏ་ཱལའི་བླ་མ་; Wylie: Taa-la’i Bla-ma; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) form a tulku lineage of Gelug leaders which trace back to 1391. ... Kangra is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, and lends its name to the district of the same name. ... Dehra was a town of British India, currently a tehsil in Kangra district in Himachal state, India. ... Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. ... In Hinduism, Chamunda or Camunda is an aspect of Devi, the supreme mother goddess. ... Chintpurni is a place of pilgrimage in India. ...

The winter lasts from mid-December to mid-February, during which the temperature ranges from 0 to 20 °C. The winds cause winter rains. Summers last from April until June, and are hot (temp 25 to 38 °C) and dry. They are generally followed by a wet monsoon which ends in autumn. Monsoon in the Vindhya mountain range, central India A monsoon is a wind pattern that reverses direction with the seasons. ... Fall redirects here. ...

People

The population of the district is over 1.3 million. The native people are the Kangri people and the native language is Kangri, which is very similar to Punjabi. The majority of the people are Hindu, although many Tibetan people who follow Buddhism have also settled here recently. The Kangri language is spoken in northern India, predominantly in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, by the Kangri people. ... Punjabi (also Panjabi; in Gurmukhī, Panjābī in Shāhmukhī) is the language of the Punjab regions of India and Pakistan. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Ethnolinguistic Groups of Tibet, 1967 ( See entire map, which includes a key) Ethnic Tibetan autonomous entities set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ... Template:Buttism Buttism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion, a philosophy, and a system of psychology. ...

The traditional dress for men was the kurta, pyjamas, and a woollen jacket used in winter. Women generally wear the salwar kameez. A kurta (or sometimes kurti, for women) is a traditional piece of clothing worn in northern India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. ... Salwar-kameez, from Max Tilkes Oriental Costume, 1922 Salwar-kameez is the traditional dress worn by various peoples of South Asia. ...

Economy

Gaddi people are very honest and faithful. inyara kam bheda bakri paalna bhunda haa.Par ajkala re munde padhi likhi kari agge badhi ge hin.

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History

Kangra became a district of British India in 1846, when it was ceded to British India at the conclusion of the First Anglo-Sikh War. The British district included the present-day districts of Kangra, Hamirpur, Kullu, and Lahul and Spiti. Kangra District was part of the British Province of Punjab. The administrative headquarters of the district were initially at Kangra, but were soon moved to Dharamsala. British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846), resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom by the British East India Company. ... Hamirpur (Hindi: हमीरपुर) is a district in the beautiful Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Kullu is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. ... The district of Lahul and Spiti in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of Lahul and Spiti. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 Punjab (Persian: ‎, meaning Land of the five Rivers) (c. ...

This area was significantly damaged by an earthquake on April 4, 1905. An earthquake is a phenomenon that results from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

Upon Indian Independence in 1947, Punjab province was partitioned between India and Pakistan, and the western portion, including Kangra, became the Indian state of Punjab. Lahul and Spiti became a separate district in 1960, and Kullu in 1962. In 1966, Kangra and Una districts were added to Himachal Pradesh, which became a union territory of India, and an Indian state in 1971. Hamirpur District was separated from Kangra in 1972. The Indian independence movement was a series of steps taken in the Indian subcontinent for independence from British colonial rule, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857. ... This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ... Una is one of the Districts of Himachal Pradesh, and shares its border with Punjab. ... A Union Territory is an administrative division of India. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

External links

• Kangra District
• 123himachal.com's tourist overview
• 1905 Earthquake photgraphs