His Holiness the Dalai Lama Enjoys the View of Snowy Dhauladhar Range from his Official Residence

By   — Shyamal Sinha

Dharamshala is a city in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Surrounded by cedar forests on the edge of the Himalayas, this hillside city is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile.

several days of rain and snow, the weather in Dharamshala finally gave way to a brief respite in the form of a bright sunshine on Tuesday, 25 January. His Holiness the Dalai Lama came out on the balcony of his official residence to bask in the sunlight and enjoy the majestic view of the snow covered peaks of the Dhauladhar mountain range.

Dhauladhar range, also known as the Middle Himalayas. They begin from near Dalhousie at the northwest end of Himachal Pradesh and pass through the state to the vicinity of the bank of the Beas River in the Kulu district of Himachal Pradesh. They end at the merging of Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar in Manali. They are entirely in Himachal Pradesh. They are distinctive in their typical dark granite rocky formations with a remarkably steep rise culminating in sharp streaks of snow and ice at the top of their crested peaks. This distinctive profile is best seen from the Kangra Valley from where they seem to shoot up almost vertically.

The elevation of the Dhauladhars ranges widely from 3,500 m to nearly 6,000 m. From the banks of the Beas river in Kulu, the range curves towards the town of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Then, running north, it passes through Barabhangal, joins the Pir Panjal range and moves into Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama looking at the snow covered Dauladhar ranges from the balcony of his official residence in Mcleod Ganj, 25 January 2022. Photo/ Ven Tenzin Jamphel/OHHDL

His Holiness the Dalai Lama enjoying the view of the Dauladhar ranges from the balcony of his official residence in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamshala, 25 January 2022. Photo/ Ven Tenzin Jamphel/OHHDL