kaaaingada

is lekh mein sandarbh ya sootr naheen diye gaye hain. krupaya vishvasaneeya sootron ke sandarbh jodkar is lekh mein sudhaar karein. bina sootron ki saamagri ko hataaya ja sakta hai. (September 2014)

kaangada
— city —
kaangada
samay mandal: IST (UTC+5:30)
desh	Bhaarat
raajya	Himachal pradesh
jila	kaaaingada
janasankhya	9,155 (2001 tak [update])
kshetrafal • ooainchaai (AMSL)	• 733 meter (2,405 fee॰)

nirdeshaank: 31°a06′a40″aN 77°a09′a14″aE / 31.111°aN 77.154°aE / 31.111; 77.154

kaaaingada Himachal pradesh ka aitihaasik nagar tatha jila hai. iska adhiktar bhaag pahaadi hai. iske uttar aur poorv mein kramaanusaar laghu himaalaya tatha bruhat‌ himaalaya ki himaachhaadit shreniyaaain sthit hain. pashchim mein sivaalik (shivaalik) tatha dakshin mein vyaas aur satalaj ke madhya ki pahaadiyaaain hain. beech mein kaaaingada tatha kulloo ki sundar upajaaoo ghaatiyaaain hain. kaaaingada chai aur chaaval tatha kulloo falon ke liye prasiddh hai. vyaas (vipaasa) nadi uttar-poorv mein rohataang se nikalkar pashchim mein meerthal naamak sthaan par maidaani bhaag mein utarati hai. kaaaingada jile mein kadi sardi padti hai parantu garmi mein ritu suhaavani rahati hai. is ritu mein bahut se log shailaavaas ke liye yahaaain aate hain. jagah-jagah devasthaan hain at: kaaaingada ko devabhoomi ke naam se bhi abhihit kiya gaya hai. haal hi mein laahul tatha speetti pradesh ka alag seemaant jila bana diya gaya hai aur ab kaaaingada ka kshetrafal 4,280 varg meal rah gaya hai.

kaaaingada nagar lagbhag 2,350 foot ki ooainchaai par, pathaanakot se 52 meal poorv sthit hai. himkireet dhaulaadhaar parvat tatha kaaaingada ki hari-bhari ghaati ka ramaneek drushya yahaaain drushtigochar hahota hai. yeh nagar baanaganga tatha maaainjhi nadiyon ke beech basa hua hai. dakshin mein puraana kila tatha uttar mein vrajeshvari devi ke mandir ka sunahala kalash is nagar ke pradhaan chinh hain. ek or puraana kaaainkada tatha doosari or bhavan (naya kaaaingada) ki nai bastiyaaain hain. kaaaingada ghaati railway tatha pathaanakot-kulloo aur dharmashaala-Hoshiarpur sadkon dvaara yaataayaat ki suvidha praapt hai. kaaaingada pehle 'nagarakot' ke naam se prasiddh tha aur aisa kaha jaata hai ki ise raaja susarmaachand ne mahaabhaarat ke yuddh ke baad basaaya tha. chhathi shataabdi mein nagarakot Jalandhar athva trigrt raajya ki rajdhani tha. raaja sansaarachand (18veen shataabdi ke chaturth bhaag mein) ke raajyakaal mein yahaaain par kalaakaushal ka bolabaala tha. 'kaaaingada kalam' vishvavikhyaat hai aur chitrashaili mein anupam sthaan rakhati hai. kaaaingada kile, mandir, baasamati chaaval tatha kati naak ki pun: vyavastha aur netrachikitsa ke liye door-door tak vikhyaat tha. 1905 ke bhookamp mein nagar bilkul ujad gaya tha. tatpashchaat‌ nai aabaadi basaai gayi. yahaaain par deveemandir ke darshan ke liye hajaaron yaatri prati varsh aate hain tatha navaraatr mein badi chahal-pahal rahati hai.

praacheen kaal mein trigrt naam se vikhyaat kaangada Himachal ki sabse khoobsoorat ghaatiyon mein ek hai. dhaulaadhar parvat shrankhala se aachhaadit yeh ghaati itihaas aur sanskrutik drushti se mahatvapoorn sthaan rakhati hai. ek jamaane mein yeh shahar chandra vansh ki rajdhani thi. kaangada ka ullekh 3500 saal pehle vaidik yug mein milta hai. puraan, mahaabhaarat aur raajatarangini mein is sthaan ka jikr kiya gaya hai.

brujeshvari devi mandir-

yeh mandir is kshetr ka sabse lokapriya mandir hai. kaha jaata hai pehle yeh mandir bahut samruddh tha. is mandir ko bahut baar videshi luteron dvaara loota gaya. Mehmood gajanavi ne 1009 E. mein is shahar ko loota aur mandir ko nasht kar diya tha. yeh mandir 1905 E. mein jordaar bhookamp se poori tarah nasht ho gaya tha. 1920 mein ise dobaara banavaaya gaya. Ajay ban‍aayaal ne is ke liye kaafi aham kaarya kiya hai joki aaj bhi kitaabon man dhadhane par bhi naheen mil paata hai adhik jaankaari ke liye ke akhil bhaarateeya pandit karmachaari sangathan ke raash‍aateeya sangathan adh‍aayaksh taara chand sharma se ripn haaspitl mein sapark kar sakte haiain.

kaangada kila-

kaangada ke shaasakon ki nishaani yeh kila bhooma chand ne banavaaya tha. vaanaganga nadi ke kinaar bana yeh kila 350 feet ooncha hai. is kile par anek hamle hue hain. sabse pehle Kashmir ke raaja shreshth ne 470 E. mein is par hamla kiya. 1886 mein yeh kila angrejon ke adheen ho gaya. kile ke saamane lakshmeenaaraayan aur aadinaath ke mandir bane hue hain. kile ke bheetar do taalaab hain. ek taalaab ko Kapoor saagar ke naam se jaana jaata hai.

maharaana prataap saagar jheel-

yeh jheel vyaas nadi se bani hai. 1960 E. mein vyaas nadi par ek baandh banavaaya gaya aur ise mahaaraana prataap saagar jheel kaha gaya. is jheel ka paani 180 se 400 varg kimi. ke kshetr mein faila hai. 1983 E. mein is jheel ko vanyajeev abhyaaranya ghoshit kar diya gaya. yahaan lagbhag 220 pakshiyon ki prajaatiyaan pravaas karti hain. is baandh ko pong baandh bhi kaha jaata hai.

kaangada Art gailari-

yeh Art gailari kaangada ghaati ki kala, shilp aur samruddh ateet ka bhandaar hai. yahaan kaangada ki lokapriya laghu peintigs, moortiyon ka sangrah aur mitti ke bartan dekhe ja sakte hain.

masharoor mandir-

kaangada ke dakshin se 15 kimi. door sthit masharoor nagar samudra tal se 800 meter ki oonchaai par hai. is nagar mein 15 shikhar mandir hai. chattaanon ko kaatkar banaae gaye in mandiron ka sambandh dasveen shataabdi se hai. yeh mandir indo-aaryan shaili mein bana hua hain. in mandiron ki tulana ajanta aur elaura ke mandiron se ki jaati hai.

karaayari jheel-

yeh jheel ghane jangalon se ghiri hai. iski prushthabhoomi mein dhaulaadhar parvat shrrunkhalaaen ise ek behad khoobsoorat sthaan banaate hain. karaayari jheel is kshetr mein traiking ka prakaash stambh hai.

sujaanapur kila-

kaangada raajya ki seemaaon ke najadeek hi sujaanapur kila hai. is kile ko kaangada ke raaja abhaya chand ne 1758 E. mein banavaaya tha.

chinmaya tapovan-

kaangada se 10 kimi. door chinmaya tapovan ek pahaadi par sthit hai. is aashram parisar ki sthaapana haal hi mein geeta ke vyaakhyaata svaami chinmayaanand ne ki thi. is khoobsoorat sthaan par hanumaan ki ek vishaal moorti sthaapit hai. saath ki ek vishaal shivling bhi yahaan door se dekha ja sakta hai.

vaayu maarg-

kaangada se 7 kimi. ki doori par airport hai jo seedhi Delhi se juda hua hai.

rel maarg-

pathaanakot kaangada ka niktatam brod gej rel mukhyaalaya hai. pathaanakot kaangada se lagbhag 90 kimi. ki doori par hai. mukariyn 30 kimi. ki doori par sthit niktatam railway station hai.

sadak maarg-

kaangada behtar sadak maarg se dharmashaala se juda hai jo 18 kimi. door sthit hai. dharmashaala Himachal aur niktavarti shaharon se juda hua hai.

The nearest railway station of kangra is "Kangra Mandir " which is 2Km away from the main kangra. "Mukerian railway station" specified in this page is totally wrong.

• mukhaprushth vikiyaatra se Kangra hetu yaatra guide.