Miscellaneous

Lord Padmasambhava 150 feet statue in Rewlasar: Lord Padmasambhava statue is just at walking distance of about 15 minutes from Rewalsar Lake. Lord Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) large statue is visible from Rewalsar lake.

It was the capital of Baba Banda Bahadur Bairagi and the place from where he started the Khalsa coin.

Naldehra Golf Course is one of the oldest golf clubs in the world maintained by Himachal Tourism Department. It was founded in the year 1920. The well-groomed 9-hole Golf Course is attractively luxuriant, perhaps one of the finest and most sporty Golf Course in India. This Golf Course is crowned with a springing turf.

The club offers nine-hole championship course with Par 68 and 3791 Yardage and is regarded as one of the most challenging ones in the country. This golf club is affiliated to many Golf clubs in the country, including the prestigious Golf Club Chandigarh, the BSF Golf Club Delhi, the Air force Golf Club Delhi and ARTRAC Golf Club Shimla.

The course is open from April to November depending on the weather.
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Thriving legend surround the hills and plains of Himachal wherein the stories of curses and counters are aplenty. The old ruins Rajbans tell a scintillating story of treachery, guile and deceitfulness wherein the King promised a courtesan, half his kingdom in case she could cross the Yamuna river gorge on a rope, which she did and demanded her prize. Thereupon the king extended his offer by offering his full kingdom if she could dance her way back, which is exactly what the dancer did.

Suketi Fossil Park was the first park in Asia that to be situated on the site where the actual fossils were unearthed. Situated at a distance of 21 km from Nahan, this park is sited on the bank of Markanda River.

A nine-hole golf course is an added attraction at Khajjiar.

There are many rest houses situated just outside the Khajjiar ground and some of them were built during the British era. Look at the image on the right side - a very old rest house, the construction of the rest house is very interesting. Local people tell some interesting stories about the rest house ( something supernatural ). However it looks very beautiful in the farmost corner of the Khajjiar ground.