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atiyalas or public platforms are the pride of this heritage village. There are many silversmiths in the market selling traditional trinkets and curios. The village is known for its cottage industry. The inhabitants in the area are mostly craftspeople, weavers, basket makers, silversmiths, painters, musicians and tailors. One can purchase hand-woven blankets, shawls and hand-block printed clothes.
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The village is situated at the confluence of two 'khads' (seasonal water channel ) the Sehri khad and the Lag-Baliana khad which meet at Nakki. Hence it was called
Pryagpur (pryag means the place where two water courses meet) which then became Pragpur. A 100-year old document in Sanskrit exists in
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is a village in Kangra district of
Himachal Pradesh. It is situated in the shadows of Dhauladhar range and was developed about three centuries ago. Pragpur, along with the nearby village of Garli, is notified as a "Heritage Village" by a State Government notification dated 9 December 1997. As per
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Along with
Pragpur, the nearby village of Garli is a part of the Heritage Zone. The Judges Court is a resort built in a typical Anglo-Indian style of architecture. It stands in 12 acres of greens, and is just a short walk from the village core and the Taal. Apart from the Judges Court, which was
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Pragpur is an ornamental village with unchanged shops, cobblestone streets, old water tanks, mud-plastered walls and slate-roofed houses. The narrow streets, lined with fort-like houses, havelis and villas, are indicative of the area's aged charisma. Due to its unique architecture and pristine
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The places of interest within the
Heritage Village Pragpur are the Lala Rerumal Haveli built in 1931 by a Rais of Pragpur, which has a Mughal style garden, pleasure terrace and a large water reservoir. Butail Mandir, Chaujjar Mansion, courtyards of the Sood Clans, an ancient Shakti Mandir and
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Pragpur is well connected with all the advanced communication networks. BSNL and all other network companies have their network here. Nationalize banks and India post have their branches here. Many local administrative offices also situated here.
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Today the name
Pragpur is unnecessarily being changed to Paragpur (परागपुर). The story of a princess, Parag Dei, after whom the village is supposed to have been named, lacks evidence as no one has come up even with the name of Parag Dei's father.
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which the principal of
Oriental College, Lahore refers to the village as प्रयागपुर (Pryagpur). Since long the Lag-Baliana khad has been the source of water supply to Pragpur. Water mills also existed in Baliana.
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the constitution of India and
Panchyati Raaj Act, Pragpur village is administrated by the sarpanch, who is the elected representative of the village.
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Pragpur is said to have been founded in the late 16th century by the
Patials. The area of Pragpur was part of the principality of Jaswan.
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Kaleshwar
Mahadev Temple is located on the banks of the River Beas, about 16 kilometers away from the city of Pragpur in Kangra.
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November; days are pleasantly warm; nights are cool; one may need light woollens at night or early mornings
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beauty, the state government of Himachal Pradesh declared Pragpur as the country's first Heritage Village in December 1997.
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According to available records the Post and Telegraph Department established the Pragpur post office on 18 February 1931.
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Chhinmastika Dham: also known as Chintapurani Mata Mandir; a famous religious place; 27 km from Pragpur
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is the nearest airport, around 55 km away. Pathankot is another airport, about 100 km away.
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By train, it is connected by the narrow gauge Kangra Railway, which starts at Pathankot.
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built in 1918, Mr Lal has restored his 300-year-old ancestral house.
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308:: this temple is a famous religious place, 23 km from Pragpur
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Sidh Chaano Temple: a famous pilgrimage place in Pragpur
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311:Nearby markets: Garli, Dhalihara, Neharan Pukhar
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1080:Nagrota, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency
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1085:Nurpur Assembly constituency
1075:Sullah Assembly constituency
1065:Jawali Assembly constituency
1045:Indora Assembly constituency
74:Show map of Himachal Pradesh
1116:Villages in Kangra district
1030:Dehra Assembly constituency
471:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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296:: a small town near Pragpur
16:For village in Punjab, see
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237:UTC+5:30
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183:District
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257:History
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152:Country
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