Hi friends, we are again back with our new video. This time we did a Vlog in the iconic heritage village of India i.e. Pragpur of the Himachal Pradesh and along with covering the the " Judge's Court" a heritage hotel and trekking in the village is also done. We did this vlog aong with all the Wanderers on the bike. We enjoyed a lot on this trip and hope you will also like the same. The video is captured by Anuj Verma who is most experienced hiker and trekker by Ni note 5 pro and the software used is Filmora9. DEtails about the Pragpur and Judge's Court is as followed:- "The Kangra Valley, where Heritage Village Pragpur is located, is panoramic and replete with history. It is the home of the famous Kangra school of painting and probably the world's - most certainly India's - oldest ruling lineage comes from here.
The area of Pragpur was part of the Principality of Jaswan whose chief, in the late 16th or early 17th Century charged a band of learned men, led by a Kuthiala Sood, to find a suitable place to commemorate Princess 'Prag' of his royal lineage.
Prag in Sanskrit translates to pollen. In a way it aptly describes the area of Pragpur which in spring is afire with blossoms.
The core area of Pragpur is notified as a "Heritage Village", and, along with the nearby village of Garli, the surrounding area is a Hertitage Zone
The Soods are a special community laying claim to being Agnivanshis - born of a sacred fire - with references to them in ancient Hindu texts like the Rig Veda. At the time when Simla was the summer capital of the British Raj the Soods from around Pragpur owned more than half of it, and they still continue to be the dominant community.
The site chosen for Pragpur lies in the shade of the Dhauladhar mountains - the white ranges - and is said to be so located as to receive the astral benefic influence of prayers that have been offered for thousands of years at three nearby ancient SHAKTI (Primordial Energy) Temples of Bajreswari (Kangra), Jwalamukhi and Chintpurni.
Founded about 3 centuries ago Pragpur has held onto the essence of an earlier era - unchanged shops, cobbled streets, ornamental village tank, mud plastered and slate roofed houses.
By a notification dated 9th December 1997 the State Government has classified
Pragpur as a "Heritage Zone."
Village Tourism:
Heritage Village Pragpur is ideal for Village land nature Tourism and is being promoted as an example of community involvement in tourism. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage jointly with the government of Himachal Pradesh is developing and preserving Heritage Village Pragpur.
Apart from The Judge's Court , Pragpur offers a variety of accommodation with rates to suit all pockets".
HE FOLLOWING
COULD BE USEFUL
IN PLANNING YOUR TIME:
Religious Places Distance
Sidh Channo Temple at Dangra 2 Km
Chinour Temple with water mills 15 Km
Kaleshwar Temple on the river beas 16 Km
Jwalamukhi Temple 21 Km
Chintpurni Temple 20 Km
Chamunda Temple 75 Km
Picnic Spots
Chamba Pattan on banks of
River Beas 6 Km
Musical fountain Jawalamukhi 21 Km
Kaleshwar on the Beas River 8 Km
Masroor Rock Cut Temples 57 Km
Dharmasala 65 Km
Kangra Fort 45 Km
Dada Siba 22 Km
Haripur Guler old Fort 30 Km
Palampur Tea Estates 80 Km
Trekking
Chamba Pattan 5 Km
Balihar 4 Km
Lag Baliana 5 Km
Lower Sunhet natural beauty and glen of mint 7 Km
Kaleshwar 7 Km
Bharwain 11 Km
Distance from nearby cities
(and driving time)
Hosiarpur Two hours 65 Km
Una direct bus service One and half hours 60 Km
Jallandhar Two and half hours 104 Km
Pathankot Three hours 120 Km
Chandigarh Four hours 180 Km
WITHIN 20 Kilometers
"Dada Siba - Chinor" reached by a scenic road. "Dada Siba" has an old Temple with beautiful Kangra murals on the inner walls and impressive ruins. Chinor has water mills to grind corn.
Dada Siba- Ruins
Maharana Pratap Sagar- Bird Sanctuary
A National Wet Land
"River Beas" at Chamba- Patan near Garli flows through beautiful countryside. Famous for Mahaseer fishing.
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