A slightly later start than I have become accustomed too but I wake up early to the sun rising over the mountains and the gentle sound of Hindus, Tibetans, Buddhist Monks and stall holders in the street below. The Tibetans wear their traditional costumes and of course the monks are wearing their simple saffron and burgundy robes. the Hindu women in their now familiar, brightly coloured saris....
After my now usual Indian breakfast in the hotel - this morning it's Dhal, rice and chapatis (did I mention that I've eaten Indian food for every meal since I arrived) we head off in the car to St John in The Wilderness Church which lies in the forest between Mcleod Ganj and Forsyth Ganj. It has a monument dedicated to Lord Elgin, one of the viceroys of India. He was buried here in 1863 A.D. The Church has lovely spotted glass windows and there is a Christian cemetery around it.
Although the church structure survived the 1905 Kangra earthquake which killed 19,800 people, injured thousands in the Kangra area, and destroyed most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala, its spire, and Bell Tower were destroyed. Later, a new bell, built in 1915 by Mears and Stainbank, was brought from England and installed outside in the grounds of the church.
After my now usual Indian breakfast in the hotel - this morning it's Dhal, rice and chapatis (did I mention that I've eaten Indian food for every meal since I arrived) we head off in the car to St John in The Wilderness Church which lies in the forest between Mcleod Ganj and Forsyth Ganj. It has a monument dedicated to Lord Elgin, one of the viceroys of India. He was buried here in 1863 A.D. The Church has lovely spotted glass windows and there is a Christian cemetery around it.
Although the church structure survived the 1905 Kangra earthquake which killed 19,800 people, injured thousands in the Kangra area, and destroyed most buildings in Kangra, McLeod Ganj and Dharamsala, its spire, and Bell Tower were destroyed. Later, a new bell, built in 1915 by Mears and Stainbank, was brought from England and installed outside in the grounds of the church.
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ReplyDeleteApart from St John in Wilderness church, some of the major places to visit in Dharamshala include Tsuglagkhang Complex, Tibet Museum, Bhagsunag Fall, Dharamkot, Kunal Pathari, and Naam Art Gallery.