Palampur, Himachal Pradesh is combination of three words ‘Pani’, ‘Alam’ and ‘Pur’. ‘Pur’, means settlement, Pani is water/rain, ‘Alam’ is environment dominated. Hence, Palampur is a settlement where there is plenty of rainfall. It is a settlement, the sociocultural and environmental factors of which are determined by rainfall.
Palampur is located at 32o-7’ North Latitude and 76o-32’ East Longitude, at a height of 1219 meters above mean seal level. Located at bulk of point, it is a fast growing valley town. Dharamshala is a district headquarters and an important regional town established by British is located at a distance of about 35 kilometers from the town. At the midway of Pathankot-Mandi National Highway-20 on one hand and picturesque Pathankot-Jogindernagar Railway line on the other, it has a very good accessibility and modality. It acts as a base station to Tourist attractions in its surroundings.
The tourist coming from Amritsar, Pathankot and Jammu and Kashmir, intending to visit Kullu-Manali, pass through the town. The pilgrims also visit Baijnath Shiva Temple. The Tibetan Lamas moving
about in the area during their Mclodganj and Dharamshala stay also visit the town. A few tourists do visit the Sobha Singh Art Gallery, Andreta and Nora Richard’s House, one of the pioneer centers of Punjabi Drama taken over by the Punjab University. Other places of tourist attraction in the region are such as Chamunda, Bir-hang gliding, Jogindernagar and Sujanpur.
about in the area during their Mclodganj and Dharamshala stay also visit the town. A few tourists do visit the Sobha Singh Art Gallery, Andreta and Nora Richard’s House, one of the pioneer centers of Punjabi Drama taken over by the Punjab University. Other places of tourist attraction in the region are such as Chamunda, Bir-hang gliding, Jogindernagar and Sujanpur.
Palampur town is blessed with the beauty of nature that provides warmth to tourists. Due to Kashmir problem, the importance of tourist towns of Himachal Pradesh including Palampur has increased. During the peak season about 5000 tourists visit the town in a day. Palampur has emerged as one of the favorite tourist destinations during the last decade or so. A tourist is attracted to Palampur because of pleasing climate, lush green, tall and majestic trees, tea plantations, snow-clad mountain range of Dhauladhar where silence of mountain speaks volumes of development in philosophical, historical and cultural thoughts. Here snow-clad white peaks, blue sky and changing red and yellow shades of rising and setting sun create striking panorama of colorful natural paintings. In such a setting, existence of certain old temples in the surroundings of Palampur display the rich and wonderful built-in heritage of Indian society for which Indians are proud of. Besides the specific tourist attractions in and around Palampur, the simplicity, hospitality, colorful dresses and musical rhythm of the people of Himachal attract both Indian and foreign tourists. The tourist attractions available in and around Palampur can be classified into the three categories namely natural attractions, built-in heritage attractions and institutional attractions.
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