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Khajjiar Alpine Meadow
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Copyright: Subhash Ranjan (sranjan)
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| Genre: Landscapes |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-05-15 |
| Categories: Mountain |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-06-10 9:44 |
| Viewed: 395 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Situated at an altitude of 6300 ft. Khajjiar is another wonderland midway of Dalhousie and Chamba. The drive from Dalhousie is through a busable road winding through dense forest of pines and cedar. The distance of Khajjiar from Dalhousie is twenty miles There is a bridal path also from Dalhousie to Kalatop and Khajjiar and one can pleasurably trek to these places Khajjiar is a beautiful sylvan glade about a mile in length and half a mile in breadth picturesquely set in the midst of forest. The glade is green in its turf and contains in its bosom a small lake heaving approximate area of 5000 sq. yards. Its depth has been mentioned as 13 feet by Dr. Hutchison put as per prevailing belief, the lake is fathomless and no one has been able to measure its depth so far. Once, a saint is said to have attempted to measure its depth with a rope for days together but in Bain.
There is a clump of reeds and grasses exaggeratedly called an island floating on this lake adding charm to the eye of the viewer. The lake is so set in the midst of the grassy sward and in the back-drop of an array of stately arranged cedars that the whole ensemble makes one think of a sapphire set in background of gold and emerald.
The lake is unfortunately squeezing due to silting problem and the growth of weeds which is mainly ascribed to the letting loose of animals in the glade by the villagers for the grazing purpose. But on the other hand the presence of animals provides a rural background to the place and it looks so beautiful to see the herds of animals grazing in the glade.
Ref: http://hpchamba.nic.in/destkhajjiar.htm |
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| To ramthakur: Hello | sranjan |
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06-15 05:22 |
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I'm awfully sorry I couldn't link up to this picture of Khajjiar earlier; my laptop is almost disabled by a strong virus and I am trying desperately to get rid of it.
This view of the place is very dear to me. Those deodar trees at the edge of the meadow are the shapeliest lot and I too have taken pictures of them in the past.
I would have avoided those men in the frame, if I could, though.
TFS and regards.
Ram
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