Places to visit when you are in Solan
Solan is
situated between Chandigarh and Shimla. So, whenever you are going to visit
Shimla or any nearby destination then, you will definitely witness this
beautiful district of Himachal Pradesh. If you are a visitor from Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh or any other state you will also come across the magnificent view of
Solan. The Kalka-Shimla national highway passes through Solan. So, anyhow you
as a visitor will get to know about Solan. As a local I would recommend every
visitor should spare some time and enjoy Solan.
In this article, I am going to guide you about the places you should visit when you are in Solan or when you are passing through Solan.
1 The Mall Road: Just like Shimla & Manali, Solan also have a Mall Road. So, first place in your to do list should be The Mall Road. It has numerous shops of various categories like clothing, footwear, electronics, bakeries and end number of eating outlets. If you, your friends and family members want to buy anything you can visit any of the related shops. Every shop offers you a variety of products with good quality and reasonable prices. Now, talking about the most important element of every trip that is food. Mall road is full of restaurants and hotels where you can enjoy delicious food. Some of the shops are here from over six, seven decades. They offer some special dishes that have been a unique selling product for those shops over a long period of time. You have numerous options to eat like you can go for simple, authentic and tasty Indian food or you can try Chinese food items or food items like pizza and pasta. There are some shops that are famous for specific food items. Best time to visit Mall Road is in the evening between 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM as there is no traffic and you can enjoy a walk.
2. Anand
complex: It is
one of the biggest attraction of The Mall road. It is a multicomplex consisting
numerous shops of clothes, footwear, electronics and most importantly food
outlets. Most of the shop owners in this complex are Tibetans and they offer
you variety of culture. You can visit those shops or restaurants and experience
the glimpse of Tibetan culture. You must try different variety of food in the
Tibetan restaurants, it will be a novel experience for you. As this complex is
not that enormous, it will not take much time to complete your visit over
there.
3. Maa Shoolini Temple: As we know
that Himachal Pradesh is a home of temples. Same goes for Solan. Here you have
number of temples to visit and seek the blessing of almighty God. And one of
them is The Shoolini temple. This temple is dedicated to Maa Shoolini (our local
goddess). This temple is a chief cultural attraction of Solan and have a
significant role in the cultural heritage of Solan. It also serves a prominent
role in the lives of locals as everyone of us seek Maa Shoolini`s blessings
before doing anything important and virtuous. So, you must visit this temple
and should also maintain the decorum.
Figure 2 Maa Shoolini Temple Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
4. Historical Kalka-Shimla train junction: The Kalka-Shimla toy train is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites. It means that is has a historical relevance and importance economically as well as socially. Travelling in this toy train is a lifetime experience. If you are travelling through train than you will witness the beauty of mountains and terrain. This ride is available from Kalka to Shimla and is pocket friendly as well. If you are not travelling through train than you can just visit the railway junction that is situated in Solan. It is near the mall road and can be reached conveniently. You can travel through this toy train anytime but, the best time to travel is in winters as you can witness the beauty of mountains with the bloom of snow.
5. Mohan Shakti Heritage Park: This place is situated among the dense forest. This heritage park is not in the main market it is about 15 kms form the mall road or old bus stand. This destination is the example of marvellous architecture and the expertise of artisans. Each corner of this temple is an illustration of talent and technique. The total cost incurred in the construction is about 100 CR. So, you can imagine the excellence. The structure, design and detailing of each and every sculpture is finest. And the surrounding view is cheery on the cake. The view of huge mountains is alluring. It is quite easy to reach this destination as you can use public transportations as well your own vehicle. This place offers you safe parking services so you do not need to worry about your vehicles. There are bus services available from old bus stand to this site and if you and your group is interested in hiking you can reach this place by simply walking. It is around 7 kms from the main road. This place is a perfect blend of art and alluring view so, you should visit this place once and experience the rich heritage of Hinduism as well as Solan.
Figure 4 Mohan Shakti Heritage park, (Salogra), Solan, Himachal Pradesh
In this article I tried to
cover some spots that are in Solan and are famous. In furthermore articles I
will try to cover more spots that must be visited once.
Thank you for reading this
article till now. I will try to come up with such piece of information in
future as well. Stay tuned and updated.
Written By Anjali Kathayat
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