Things to do in Chamba
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Bhuri Singh Museum
Founded in 1908 and named after the Chamba ruler of that time, this museum has a wonderful collection of miniature paintings from the Chamba, Kangra and Basohli schools, plus woodcarvings, weapons, rumals, intriguing copper-plate inscriptions, relics from the rajas and ornately carved fountain slabs from around the Chamba Valley. There’s detailed labelling in English.
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Cafe Ravi View
In a circular hut overlooking the Ravi River, this Himachal Pradesh Tourist Development Corporation-run snack house is worth a visit as much for the icy-cold beers and outdoor terrace as for the food. Still, it serves a good range of Indian and Chinese veg food – including dosas and bargain veg thalis (Rs40).
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Jagan Restaurant
It’s nothing flash but Jagan offers the tasty Chamba speciality chamba madhra (kidney beans with curd and ghee) for Rs65, plus a good selection of veg curries and chicken dishes. The top-floor Madhusala Bar is a no-frills place to have a beer and gaze over the town through glassless windows.
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Park View Restaurant
With its low ceiling and rickety furniture, tiny 1st-floor Park View is like eating in someone’s attic. The veg and nonveg food is highly rated – order some jheera (cumin) rice and curd and a copper pail of dhal on the side, or chicken cooked seven ways (including lemon chicken).
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Mani Mahesh Travels
Near the Lakshmi Narayan complex, Mani Mahesh Travels can arrange treks with guides and porters in the foothills of the Pir Panjal and Dhauladhar (Rs1200 to Rs1800 per person, per day, depending on altitude), as well as informative tours of Chamba’s temples (from Rs550).
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Himachal Emporium
The Himachal Emporium sells Chamba’s famous rumals – pieces of cloth finely embroidered in silk, with a perfect mirror image of the same pattern on the reverse side and no evidence of knots or loose threads. Prices start at Rs300.
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