KHAJJIAR: 23 kms from Dalhousie by road and 13 kms from
Kalatop is the mini Switzerland of India at a height of
6400 ft. Hutchison writes, "Khajjiar is a forest
glade of great beauty, 6400 feet above sea level".
Khajjiar is often reffered to as "Gulmarg of Himachal
Pradesh". The lush green meadows are surrounded by
thick pine and cedar forests. Grazing herds of sheep,
goats and other milch cattle present a prefect pastoral
scenery. There is a small lake in the center of the saucer
shaped meadow which has in it a floating island. Much
of the lake has degenerated into slush because of heavy
silting during rains. Still the landscape of Khajjiar
is picturesque and a photographer's delight.
A little away from the lake is the temple of Khajji Nag
belonging to 12th C. AD. In the mandapa of the temple
one can see the images of the Pandavas and the defeated
Kaurvas hanging from the roof of the circumambulatory
path. The sanctum of the temple has been beautifully carved
from wood.
There is a Tourism Hotel and some Tourism cottages at
Khajjiar where the tourists can stay . Besides there are
two rest houses one each of P.W.D. and Forest Deptt. A
couple of private hotels have also come up, which do not
match the above places in terms of location and amenities.
Bus service to and from Khajjiar is limited and timings
change according to local demands. There used to be a
golf course in Khajjiar which is not maintained. The best
entertainment in Khajjiar is to walk around the lake or
to go for long walks in the thick pine forests. Children
enjoy this place because of the freedom of movement and
the slopy terrain which permits them to roll down to the
lake without getting hurt. Another attraction like any
other hill station is horse riding.
On 07-07-1992, Mr. Willy t. Blazer, Vice Counselor and
Head of Chancery of Switzerland in India brought Khajjiar
on the world tourism map by christening it "Mini
Switzerlan". He also put a sign board of a yellow
Swiss hiking footpath showing Khajjiar's distance from
the Swiss capital Berne-6194 kms. Khajjiar is among the
160 locations in the world that bear topographical resemblance
with Switzerland. The Counselor also took from Khajjiar
a stone which will form part of a stone collage around
the Swiss Parliament to remind the visitors of Khajjiar
as Mini Switzerland of India.
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KHAJJIAR: 23 kms from Dalhousie by road and 13 kms from
Kalatop is the mini Switzerland of India at a height of
6400 ft. Hutchison writes, "Khajjiar is a forest
glade of great beauty, 6400 feet above sea level".
