Hotel Taragarh Palace
 
Hotel Taragarh -  Formerly known as Alhilal (land of the crescent moon),the palace, was built in the early 1930s as a summer resorts. It was bought by the royal family of Jammu & Kashmir in 1951 for the dowager Maharani who lived there for several years. It is now run as a hotel by the present royal family.

In 1931, the 27 year old Nawab of Bahawalpur built large European-style summer residence for himself up in the cool Himalayan jungle of Kangra district . He laid out lush gardens, built a glass pleasure pavilion and a mosque and christened his country palace Al Hilal ( The Crescent Moon ).

The ravishingly beautiful land of Kashmir saw many a golden age- of Ashoka, of Zain Al Abidin, of Mughal emperors Akbar, Jehangir and Shah Jahan. After the decline of Mughal authority in the 18th century, Kashmir passed into the hands of Afghan kings. In 1819, the city of Srinagar and parts of Kashmir were conquered by the Sikh armies of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The successful military expedition was led by his Dogra general, Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu and went on to create the state of Jammu and Kashmir

Sightseeing : DHARAMSHALA
(60 kms.), is the principal town ship of the region and is magnificently set to the back ground of the Dhauladhar mountains.Pine Forest cover the hill sides and numerous streams cut a path thorough them allowing for exciting opportunities for fishing. more info

TASHIJONG MONASTERY
This monastery is one of the several built after the Dalai Lama settled here. Tashijong also promotes arts like carpet weaving, tankha painting and block printing and runs a school for young Tibetan children. more info

TEA GARDENS: For the nature lovers there are interesting walks through the tea gardens on the slopes of the surrounding hills where one can see the cheerful hill people at work.

SOBHA SINGH ART GALLERY : Sobha Singh, a Sikh artist lived here in the 1950s and 60s and later became known for his paintings of the romantic legends of Sohni Mahiwal and Hir Ranja and other religious paintings. Most of his original work is still displayed here

MCLEODGUNJ : Often called little Lhasa,at 1,770m this is a residence of Dalai Lama and the is a settelement of Tibetian Buddhist who sought refuge here in the year 1960 following their exile from Tibet. Just a kilometer's walk further is a tibetain institute of performing arts which organizes a ten day folk poera in dharamshalla commencing on the second Saturday of april. Mcleodgunj has Tibetan handicrafts center. Several antique and curio shops and on Sunday a flea market. This place is 10 Kms by road 3 Kms on foot.
ST.JOHN' CHURCH
One elegant Church is of St.John's Church in wilderness containing some priceless stained glass windows. One panel potrays Christ and the other St.Paul's the Baptist.
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THE ANDRETTA POTTERY : Society nearby specialises in ethnic clay pottery and holds classes for students.

KANGRA FORT : Society nearby specialises in ethnic clay pottery and holds classes for students.

TEMPLES : The remains of the fort of the rulers of Kangra are located on a strategic height, overlooking the Ban Ganga and Manjhi rivers.

Baijnath Shiva temple (5km).
Chamunda Mata Temple
Brijeshwari Temple, Kangra Fort (53km)
Jwalamukhi Temple (102km)
Chintpurni Temple
Baglamukhi Temple
Shrine of Bhagsunath, McLeodgunj(67km)

CLIMATE :
Spring :March to May 10`C to 25`C
Summer :Mid May to June 20`C to 35`C
Monsoon :July to septamber 15`C to 25`C (monsoon rain)

LOCATION : Taragarh is 530 KM for New Delhi on NH-20, You Should Drive via Chandigarh-Ropar-Kiratpur Saheb-Nangal-UnaKangra-Palampur- Taragarh. It is a 10 hr Journey and we suggest an overnight half at Fort Nalagarh/chandigarh.

Fly From New Delhi to kangra Airport by Indian Airlines (18 seater) thrice a week. Taragarh is 55kms from the airport(1.15 hours drive)

You could leave by Amritsar Swarn Shatabdi which leaves for Jullunder at around 7:20am from New Delhi Rly Stn and reaches jullunder at 12 noon,Taragarh is approx,195km 4.30 hrs drive to taragarh.There are 2 to 3 overnight trains to pathankot, from where it is a 3 hour scenic drive

ACCOMODATION :

• Taragarh: 4 Airconditioned suites with attached bath, 8 gardens view rooms & 4 cabin rooms.

• Children below  5 year sharing the same room would be free of charge.

• For children 5-12 years sharing the same room would be charged for Meals.

• For children above 12 years would be cherged for extra bed & meals.

Meals
We serve indian chines, continental and local Himachal cuisine.Fixed menu is available for groups

Services & Facilities

• Swimming Pool ;Tennis Court ;Badminton court .

• Bridge table; Carrom ; Doctor on call ; Cable TV.

• Running hot & cold water.; Filtered Spring water for drinking.