Place Details:
On the drive from Shimla-Mataur national highway, one comes across the beautiful Kangra fort on the flat mountain range. The massive Kangra Fort is approximately 3 kilometer from the town and is also known as Nagarkot.
At the entrance, you can see a museum containing some valuable old photographs of the fort, some exquisite stone sculptures, carvings, idols and other artefacts.
The climb leads through seven gates; as you go up you can see some idols embossed in the walls of the fort; the ramparts open out to the fascinating valleys below. There are three richly carved temples in the vicinity– Lakshmi Narayan temple, the Ambika temple and a Jain temple of Adi Narayan. The charming view of gushing streams of Banganga and Manjhi rivers from the Fort make the climb worth it.
The historical significant Kangra Fort is 3 km from the Kangra town.
BEST TIME TO VISIT KANGRA
The average minimum and maximum temperature of Kangra is as given below. The best time to visit Kangra is also specified.
MONTH | BEST TIME | | MIN. TEMP (°C) | MAX. TEMP (°C) |
January | | | 4 | 17 |
February | | | 4 | 17 |
March | Best time | | 7 | 21 |
April | Best time | | 11 | 28 |
May | Best time | | 15 | 27 |
June | Best time | | 15 | 28 |
July | | | 13 | 26 |
August | | | 12 | 26 |
September | | | 12 | 25 |
October | | | 10 | 23 |
November | | | 6 | 22 |
December | | | 4 | 17 |