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'''Dharmsala''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V14_386.gif Kangra District] in the Jullundur Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.
== Spelling Variants variants ==
Modern name: Dharamsala<br>
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala
==1905 earthquake==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Kangra_earthquake 1905 Kangra earthquake] WilipediaWikipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed. *[http://archive.org/stream/memoirsofgeologi38geol#page/14/mode/2up Dharmsala], page 14, [http://archive.org/stream/memoirsofgeologi38geol#page/n453/mode/2up Photographs of Dharmsala], rear of book, computer page n453 ''Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India Volume XXXVIII The Kangra Earthquake of 4th April 1905'' by CS Middlemiss, Superintendent, Geological Survey of India 1910, reprinted 1981 Archive.org*See also [[1905 Kangra earthquake]]
== External Links links ==*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Dharmsala Dharmsala] Love to Know 1911<br>
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_307.gif Dharmsala] Imperial gazetteer<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John_in_the_Wilderness St. John in the Wilderness] Wikipedia
*[httphttps://www.flickrgetty.comedu/art/collection/photosobjects/jitens202177/7464320750 samuel-bourne-dhurmsala-the-church-from-the-south-west-english-1864/St. Johns Photograph: Dhurmsala; The Church, Dharamshalafrom the South West] flickrby Samuel Bourne 1864. J. Paul Getty Museum. Same image [http://www.combl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/d/019pho000000394u00031000. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganjhtml British Library version].*:[httphttps://www.flickrgetty.comedu/art/collection/photosobjects/kkoshy202179/3861160166samuel-bourne-dhurmsala-lord-elgin's-grave-english-1864/ Saint JohnPhotograph: Dhurmsala; Lord Elgin's Church in The WildernessGrave] flickrby Samuel Bourne 1864.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair* Both from an [httphttps://phototravelingswww.blogspotgetty.com.auedu/art/collection/2012objects/0533205/anothersamuel-bourne-unknown-possibly-shepherd-robertson-et-al-india-scenic-views-architectural-and-visitfigure-tostudies-stplus-johnportraits-churchenglish-1860s Album of Indian Views] at the J. Paul Getty Museum.*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160909233757/http://gravematters.in.html/?mp=0 Another visit to St. 1753 Saint John Church in Mcleodganjthe Wilderness cemetery Mcleodgunj, DharmshalaHimachal Pradesh, India] phototravelingsby K.J.S.blogspotChatrath.comJune 5, 2014. gravematters.in, now archived. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery' *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JSwG6Lmko St. John's Church Dharmasala] video from You TubeYouTube*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/India/Himachal-Pradesh/Dharamsala?id=city_406494 Cemeteries in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh] findagrave.com. Click on Search to browse cemetery images and transcribed records.
*[http://123himachal.com/dasaguide.htm Dharamshala] 123himachal.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLeod_Ganj McLeod Ganj] Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
*[http://www.tibetanworldindiatimes.com/dasaguidelifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.htm html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] India Times April 14, 2013 ===Historical books online=== *''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A Guide to Little Lhasa '' 1904 contains no index, but there is a [https://archive.org/details/in India.ernet.dli.2015.105613/page/n257/mode/2up section on Dharmsala] tibetanworldcommencing digital page 259 (printed page 250) Archive.comorg, mirror from Digital Library of India. Includes some history of the area, including a severe earthquake in 1905
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