Dharmsala

Dharmsala
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates:	32.222°N 76.3172°E
Altitude:	1,457 m (4,780 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name:	Dharamsala
State/Province:	Himachal Pradesh
Country:	India
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Dharmsala was the headquarters of Kangra District in the Jullundur Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Dharamsala
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala

1905 earthquake

• 1905 Kangra earthquake Wikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.

External Links

• Dharmsala Love to Know 1911
  
• Dharmsala Imperial gazetteer
  
• St. John in the Wilderness Wikipedia
• /St. Johns Church, Dharamshala flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
• Saint John's Church in The Wilderness flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
• Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'
• St. John's Church Dharmasala video from You Tube
• Dharamshala 123himachal.com
• McLeod Ganj Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
• A Guide to Little Lhasa in India tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including a severe earthquake in 1905