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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
*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/photoscollection/jitensobjects/7464320750 202177/St. Johns samuel-bourne-dhurmsala-the-church-from-the-south-west-english-1864/ Photograph: Dhurmsala; The Church, Dharamshalafrom the South West] flickrby Samuel Bourne 1864.comJ. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod GanjPaul Getty Museum.*Same image [http://www.flickrbl.comuk/onlinegallery/onlineex/photosapac/kkoshyphotocoll/3861160166d/ Saint John's Church in The Wilderness019pho000000394u00031000.html British Library version] flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair*:[httphttps://phototravelingswww.blogspotgetty.com.auedu/art/collection/2009objects/12202179/stsamuel-bourne-johnsdhurmsala-churchlord-onelgin's-waygrave-toenglish-mcleodganj.html St. John1864/ Photograph: Dhurmsala; Lord Elgin's Church on the way to Mcleodganj Grave] by Samuel Bourne 1864. Both from Dharmshala] and an [httphttps://phototravelingswww.blogspotgetty.com.auedu/art/collection/2012objects/0533205/anothersamuel-visitbourne-tounknown-possibly-shepherd-robertson-et-al-india-scenic-views-architectural-and-figure-studies-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.Chatrath.blogspotJune 5, 2014.comgravematters.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.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/travel/mcleodganjs-152yrold-nostalgia-shop-71995.html McLeodganj's 152-Yr-Old Nostalgia Shop] IndiaTimes India Times April 14, 2013*[http://www.tibetanworld.com/dasaguide.htm A Guide to Little Lhasa in India] tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including the severe earthquake in 1905 {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
===Historical books online===
*''Punjab District Gazetteers Volume XA Kangra District Part A'' 1904 contains no index, but there is a [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.105613/page/n257/mode/2up section on Dharmsala] commencing digital page 259 (printed page 250) Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
