Church of St. John in the wilderness, Palampur

Church of St. John in the wilderness, Palampur

Church of St. John in the wilderness is located within the Palampur town, (in Himachal Pradesh) built on a low rise. The church offers breathtakingly beautiful views and opportunity to see the splendid architecture.

Bell of Church

Reconstructed in 1929, after the 1905 earthquake, with several memorial tables and beautiful stained glass windows, it forms a lustrous landmark of Palampur.

The Church is currently being managed by the Church of North India, Amritsar Diocese. Its original structure is said to have been a twin of the more famous one in Forsyth Gunj, Upper Dharamshala. (Church of St. John in the wilderness, Upper Dharamshala) 

A plaque inside the church announces that its foundation was laid by the Sir Thomas Douglas Forsyth KCSI, CB, after whom Forsyth Ganj is named.

See also: Church of St John in the wilderness, Upper Dharamshala

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Palampur: Tea Capital of North India.

Nehru Chowk, Palampur

                                     The town, Palampur, came into being when Dr. Jameson, Superintendent of Botanical Gardens, introduced the tea bush from Almora in 1849. With success of tea estates in Palampur area, the original settlement started developing. The Kangra tea of Palampur has been known internationally.

Tea garden in Palampur.

With pine and deodar forests, tea gardens encircling the town, and flanked by the Dhauladar ranges, Palampur is one of the beautiful town of Himachal Pradesh.

       

Vikram Batra Ground, Palampur

             The first prime minister of independent India, Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, visited Palampur in 1941 when it was still British India. There is a Nehru Chowk in Palampur to commemorate this event.

Tea Board of India, Zonal Office, Palampur

Subhash Chowk, Palampur

 Dharamshala 35 kilometers , Kangra Town 40 kilometers

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