The place of Lord Shiva - Chamba

Chamba, which is also known as the place of Lord Shiva is the small town and one of the districts in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh situated in the bank of the River Ravi, at its confluence with the Sal River. In earlier times chambiyal were the rulers of the Chamba State and they use the suffixes Vermans. Though historical records date the history of the Chamba region to the Kolian tribes in the 2nd century BC, the area was formally ruled by the Maru dynasty, starting with the Raju Maru from around 500 AD, ruling from the ancient capital of Bharmour, which is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the town of Chamba. In 920, Raja Sahil Varman (or Raja Sahil Verma) shifted the capital of the kingdom to Chamba, on the behalf of the request of his daughter Champavati. Chamba was named after her name. From the time of Raju Maru, 67 Rajas of this dynasty ruled over Chamba until it finally merged with the Indian Union in April 1948, although Chamba was under British suzerainty from 1846 to this time. The town has numbers of temples and places, and two popular Jatras (fairs), the "Suhi Mata Mela" and the "Minjar Mela", which last for several days of music and dancing. Chamba is also well noted for its arts and crafts, particularly its Pahari paintings, which originated in the Hill Kingdoms of North India between the 17th and 19th century, and its handicrafts and textiles. 
The Chamba District is situated between north latitude 32° 11′ 30” and 33° 13′ 6” and east longitude 75°49 and 77° 3′ 30”, with an estimated area of 6522 square Kilometers and is surrounded on all sides by lofty hill ranges. The territory is wholly mountainous with altitude ranging from 2,000 to 21,000 feet.
This DISTRICT HAS 7 TEHSILS- CHAMBA, CHURAH, SALOONI, DALHOUSIE, CHOWARI, PANGI AND BHARMOUR. DISTRICT HAS 7 DEVELOPMENT BLOCKS- CHAMBA, MEHLA, BHARMOUR, PANGI, TISSA, SALOONI AND CHOWARI. DISTRICT HAS 3 SUB-TEHSILS- HOLI, BHALEI AND SIHUNTA.

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