Chamba is a town in the Chamba district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. According to the 2001 Indian census, Chamba has a population of 20,312. Located at an altitude of 1,006 metres above me
Champa Devi Temple near old market place, 1860
Chamba city and river Ravi, Himachal Pradesh India
Chamba Chowgan during Minjar
Chamba State was one of the oldest princely states in present-day Republic of India, having been founded during the late 6th century. It was part of the States of the Punjab Hills of the Punjab Provin
Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
…Bharmour, which is located 65 kilometres (40 mi) from the town of Chamba. In 920, Raja Sahil Varman (or Raja Sahil Verman) shifted the capital of the kingdom to Chamba, following the specific request of his daughter Champavati (Chamba was named after her). From the time of Raju Maru, 67 rajas of that dynasty…
The Shivshakti temple, also known as the Shakti Devi temple, is a late 7th century Hindu goddess temple in Chhatrari village east of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. It is one of the oldest surviving Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh based on an inscription found in village Gum that mentions this temple and king Meruvarman. The inscription calls the Chatrari village as Sivapura, and tradition also calls this temple as the Shivshakti mandir.
A Temple Niche from the Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Chamba
Posthumous painting of Raja Chattar Singh of Chamba smoking huqqa with his brother Jai Singh and son Udai Singh, c. 1700
Sanad written in Takri script from Raja Braj Dev of Jammu to Raja Raj Singh of Chamba restoring him the parganas of Jundh, Bhalei, Diur, Bhandal and Kihar, 1783