Kasauli
Fact File
Altitude : 1,927 m
Best Time To Visit : April to September.
Excursion from Kasauli: Dagshai(19 km.), Dharampur(15 km.)
Location:
About 12 km on Shimla-Kalka road, Kasauli is a charming place and a
popular side trip from Shimla. Kasauli is a small hill station
located 1927 mt above sea level.
About Kasauli
One of the small towns developed by the British during the 'hey
days' of the empire, and reached by a branch road from the
Kalka-Shimla road, the quite beautiful hill-station of Kasauli has a
Pasteur Institure that produces the antirabies vaccine against mad
dog-bite and, at the same time, treats victims who have fallen prey
to the dead disease, Hydrophobia.
History
During the 17th century, driven by unsettled political conditions,
some Rajput families from Rewari (in present day Haryana) fled their
homes. They took refuge in the lower Himalayas, finally settling
down at a village called Kasul where there was a perennial spring of
fresh water. Today, some three centuries later, the spring is the
site of a water reservoir and Kasul has grown into the delightful
little hill station of Kasauli. But some locals would believe that
Kasauli comes from Kausalya, a mountain stream that flows between
Kasauli and Jabli. The name might even have been derived from
Kusmawali or Kusmali, meaning flower maiden. Given the abundance
with which the hills of Kasauli bloom from spring to autumn, this
could well be the truth .
Prime Attraction of Kasauli
Monkey Point
The highest point in Kasauli called Monkey point is just 4-km from
the Kasauli bus stand. The Monkey Point commands an excellent view
of the distant plains of Chandigarh region and the river Satluj,
tracing a silvery trail through the scene. A small temple is also
situated on the top of the hill, which is dedicated to Lord Hanuman.
According to a legend, at the end of Ramayana when Lord Hanuman was
returning from the Himalayas after obtaining Sanjivany Booty or the
Magical Herb, his foot touched the hill and thus the top of hill is
in a foot shape. On a clear and starry night the gorgeous view of
Chandigarh can be seen from the Monkey Point.
The Christ Church
Still unspoiled and very much as the British left it fifty years
ago, Kasauli has a fine old church. The Christ Church, is a
typically Anglican structure of the period and its foundation stone
laid in 1844.
Sanawar
Just 6-km from Kasauli,Sanawar houses one of the best schools in
the country. The Lawrence school is almost one hundred-years-old and
a major attraction of the town.
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