Description:- Himalayan Monal , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau, Shimla , Pin Code :- 171001
Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus), also known as the Impeyan monal and Impeyan pheasant, is a pheasant native to Himalayan forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100–4,500 m (6,900–14,800 ft). It is part of the family Phasianidae and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the danphe or danfe, and state bird of Uttarakhand, India, where it is known as the monal. It was also the state bird of Himachal Pradesh until 2007.The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey.
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Description:- Tabo Monastery (Tabo Chos-Khor Monastery) ,
State :- Himachal Pradesh, Post Office :- Tabo S.O , Pin Code :- 172113
Tabo Monastery or Tabo Chos-Khor Monastery is located in the Tabo village of Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. It was founded in 996 CE in the Tibetan year of the Fire Ape by the Tibetan Buddhist lotsawa (translator) Rinchen Zangpo (Mahauru Ramabhadra), on behalf of the king of western Himalayan Kingdom of Guge, Yeshe-Ö. Tabo is noted for being the oldest continuously operating Buddhist enclave in both India and the Himalayas. A large number of frescoes displayed on its walls depict tales from the Buddhist pantheon.There are many priceless collections of thankas (scroll paintings), manuscripts, well-preserved statues, frescos and extensive murals which cover almost every wall. The monastery is in need of refurbishing as the wooden structures are aging and the thanka scroll paintings are fading. The monastery is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a national historic treasure of India.
Description:- Highest Post Office in the World , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Hikkam B.O , Pin Code :- 172114
Hikkim is a village in Lahaul and Spiti district in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh at an elevation of 4,400 m. It is 46 km from Kaza, the nearest town connected by road. It is one of the highest year-round inhabited locations in India, with residences from 4330 to 4400 m. Tangyud Monastery in adjacent Komic village 2 km to the southeast has residences up to 4520 m, and Korzok Monastery in adjacent Korzok village on Tso Moriri has year-round residences up to 4570 m. Most of the population is Buddhist. People use stones and wood extensively to build houses and structures. Hikkim village has a post office situated at an elevation of 4,400 m and this post office is the one of the highest post offices in the world. Inarguably , the post office located in India's highest altitude . The post office connects small villages in this isolated region to the rest of the world. It receives and sends postal letters. It also acts as a savings bank where villagers can deposit money in their savings accounts or withdraw money. Intrepid travellers make it this far to Hikkim village to take pride in mailing their letters from the highest post office on Earth.
Description:- Kye Gompa (Tibetan Buddhist Monastery) , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Kee Gompa B.O , Pin Code :- 172114
Kye Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelugpa sect located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres above sea level, close to the Spiti River, in the Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh, Lahaul and Spiti district, India.It is the largest monastery of the Spiti Valley and a religious training centre for lamas. It reportedly had 100 monks in 1855.It is about 12 km north of Kaza and 210 km from Manali by road. Kye Gompa is said to have been founded by Dromtön (Brom-ston, 1008-1064 CE), a pupil of the famous teacher, Atisha, in the 11th century. This may, however, refer to a now destroyed Kadampa monastery at the nearby village of Rangrik, which was probably destroyed in the 14th century when the Sakya sect rose to power with Mongol assistance.
Description:- Chicham Bridge, (The Highest Bridge in Asia)
State :- Himachal Pradesh, Post Office :- Kibber B.O , Pin Code :- 172114
Chicham Bridge is at a staggering height of 13596 ft and connects the two villages named Chicham and Kibber. Look down this one and you will find yourself gaping below, at a 1000 ft deep gorge! The gorge below is known by the name of Samba Lamba Nallah; the making of this bridge cuts down the journey from Kibber to Losar by 40 km.
Description:- Hidimba Devi Temple , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Manali P.O. , Pin Code :- 175131
Hidimba Devi Temple, locally known as Dhungari Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple, is located in Manali, a hill station in the State of Himachal Pradesh in north India. It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, wife of Bhima, a figure in the Indian epic Mahabharata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest called Dhungiri Van Vihar at the foot of the Himalayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground which was worshiped as an image of the deity. The structure was built in 1553 by Maharaja Bahadur Singh.
Description:- Jawalamukhi Temple , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Jawalamukhi S.O , Pin Code :- 176031
Jawalamukhi is a famous temple to the goddess Jwalamukhi, the deity of flaming face. Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch of Kangra, a great devotee of goddess Durga, dreamt of the sacred place and the Raja set people to find out the whereabouts of the site. The site was traced and the Raja built a temple at that location. The building is modern with a gilt dome and pinnacles, and possesses a beautiful folding door of silver plates. Under the gaze of the Dhauladhar mountain range and set amidst the undulating hills that character sub-Himalayan Himachal Sati's tongue is believed to have fallen at Jawalamukhi and the goddess is manifest as tiny flames that burn a flawless blue through fissures in the age old rock.
Description:- Mountains View of Himalayas & Paragliding , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Bir S.O , Pin Code :- 176077
Paragliding at World Championship Site
of Bir & Billing. There are some ways in which you can be flying like a
bird soaring away the sky! Paragliding is one of the ultimate bird-like
fly feeling adventure sports. The beautiful snow caped mountains,
the lush green pine forests, the weather, everything is just so perfect.
Paragliding at Bir offers you the opportunity to fly from Worlds second highest
Paragliding site & Asia’s Highest. Bir is the landing zone while
Billing is the take off site for thousands of Paragliding enthusiasts who visit
this region of the Himalayas during summer months.
Description:- Dhauladhar Mountain Range , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Philatelic Bureau,Dharamsala , Pin Code :- 176215
Dhauladhar is part of a lesser Himalayan chain of mountains. It rises from the Shivalik hills, to the north of Kangra and Mandi. Dharamsala.The highest peak in the range is the Hanuman ka tibba, approached from Bada Bhangal, about 5860m high. There are several peaks which are close to 5500 m (17,000 ft).Himachal Pradesh has all the major Himalayan ranges represented in it. The Greater Himalayas that begin from Kashmir and run all the way to Mount Everest, and Kanchenjunga (Kanchendzonga) and Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar, pass through Himachal Pradesh.
Description:- Dhauladhar Mountain Range , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Dharamsala H.O, Pin Code :- 176215
Description:- Mountains View of Himalayas & Prayer Wheels at 'Tsuglagkhang Temple , State :- Himachal Pradesh
Post Office :- Mcieodganj S.O , Pin Code :- 176219
The prayer wheel is an ingenious device
that intensifies the impact of reciting Avalokiteshvara’s mantra om mani padme
hum. These instruments range from single large wheels housed in special
buildings, to medium-sized cylinders installed in rows along the sides of a
temple and turned while circumambulating its perimeter (as seen in this
photograph), to small hand-held devices, such as the example on the left. One
of Buddhism’s powerful metaphors is the idea of turning the wheel of dharma,
which are Buddha Shakyamuni’s teachings. The prayer wheel allows the
practitioner to engage physically in this turning, with the ultimate aim of
gaining a buddha’s realization.
