Churdhar Sanctuary

Churdhar
Churdhar sculpture
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Sirmaur, Shimla
Location
Location	Sirmour
State	Himachal Pradesh
Country	India
Location in Himachal Pradesh
Geographic coordinates	30.8763°N 77.4013°E / 30.8763; 77.4013
Architecture
Type	Hinduism

Churdhar Sanctuary^[1][2] is located in the Sirmaur district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The total covered area of this sanctuary is 56.16 square kilometers, as notified on November 15, 1985. The fauna includes Himalayan black bear, Barking deer, Musk deer, Langur and Leopards. The work of administration at Churdhar is taken care by Chureshwar Sewa Samiti.

The sanctuary is named after Churdhar Peak. Churdhar (elevation of 3,647 metres; 11,965 feet) is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas. The peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chaupal and Solan of Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun of Uttarakhand. Churdhar is a holy place related to Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj), a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chaupal. The main routes for arrival are from Nohradhar to 18 km, (Sirmour) and Sarain, Chaupal of 8 km.^[3]

The Churdhar Peak is mentioned in the book, The Great Arc, by John Keay but is referred to as The Chur. It is from this peak that George Everest made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains around 1834. He was the Surveyor General of India and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth's curvature.

Access

Snow-covered Churdhar peak in winter

• Airways: Jubbarhatti airport (23 km from Shimla)
• Nearest railhead: Shimla to Kalka narrow-gauge railway line
• Nearest city: Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh
• The sanctuary has a well connected road network.^[4]

References

1. "The Churdhar Sanctuary Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh". www.tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
2. "8-km road from Nohradhar to cut long trek to Churdhar peak by 6 km". The Indian Express. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
3. "himachaltourism.gov.in". Archived from the original on 24 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
4. Himachal tourism dep. co.

External links

• himachaltourism.nic.in
• hptdc.gov.in
• Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar
• sirmour.co.in

Instagram.Com/Churdhar_

• https://hpsirmaur.nic.in/tourist-place/churdhar/