King Shell Varman was the founder of Chamba town.
Distance of Chamba from the various places is given below:.
Very often their marital connections extend upto Chamba, Punjab and Jammu.
Paddar area continued to be the part of Chamba up to 1836.
These tribes have now settled in the LahauI- Spiti, Chamba and Pangi areas.
These handkerchiefs are usually produced in the Chamba, Kangra, Mandi, Bilaspur and Kullu areas.
the ruler of Chamba came to Pangi to test the superpowers of the goddess.
Around 1,000 school students have been moved to safer places in Holi area of Chamba.
Killar is around 159 KMs from Chamba via Sach Pass and 130 KMs from Keylong.
Himalayan ranges in the neighbourhood of Kangra Valley, Chamba, Sirmur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
Kinnaur, Lahaul- Spiti, Kulu, Chamba- Pangi are tribal areas
which are snow bound most of the year round.
In Chamba district, around 1,000 school students have
been moved to safer places in Holi area of Chamba.
Nati Several forms of this dance are prevelent in the Kullu, Sirmaur, Mandi, Mahasu and Chamba areas.
In the middle of the 17th century A. D Chattar Singh, the king of Chamba also attacked Paddar.
From Chattar Singhs period onward Paddar remained comfortably under the kings of Chamba for five to six generations.
People from Chamba, Pangi, Bharmaur,
Churah, and Bhatiyat areas, dress up in their traditional costumes and participate in these Jataras.
Kangra and Chamba paintings represent Indian mythology and show the
views of the Gods and Goddesses and Kings and Queens.
The impact of Chatter Singh's conquest lasted long and
Paddar area continued to be the part of Chamba up to 1836.
The Ashta-Nayika is a central
theme in Pahari embroidery used to decorate the Chamba Rumal, especially produced in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.
Gaddi and Chatnba goats are found in the
Himalayan ranges in the neighbourhood of Kangra Valley, Chamba, Sirmur and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh.
In the Chamba- Pangi areas,
the professional singers go from village to Village with a khanjari( tambourire) and play on these as they sing.
Chamba is full of romantic spots that will
entice the newlyweds along with temples, old bridges, shopping districts and is famous for its miniature paintings.
The highly suitable apple production areas are now restricted only to higher hills of Shimla,
Kullu, Chamba, dry temperate zones of Kinnaur and Spiti areas.".
The highly suitable apple production areas are now restricted only to higher hills of Shimla,
Kullu, Chamba, dry temperate zones of Kinnaur and Spiti areas.
It is also said that sometime in the 17th century Chaddhat Singh,
the ruler of Chamba came to Pangi to test the superpowers of the goddess.
Himachal Pradesh is a State where road connectivity is relatively difficult, Digital India campaign can bring close the
far flung areas like Lahaul Spiti, Chamba, Kinnaur and various other places.
Chambyali is a dialect of the town of Chamba and the areas close to it. Bharmauri is spoken in the Bharmaur region,
Churahi in Churah, Bhatiyali in Bhatiyat and Lahauli in Chamba- Lahaul.