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Hotel
Sagar View is situated near Bilaspur (Himachal
Pradesh) on the NH-21 (Chandigarh - Manali Route) having 18 double
rooms, 2 family suites and a dormitory.
The hotel
assists in conducting fishing, boating and various water sports
in the Gobind Sagar Lake.
Bilaspur
is from where the NH-21 road branches off to Shimla (80 kms).
PLACES
OF INTEREST - The
old Bilaspur town was founded by Rishi Ved Vyas. The place is
famous for Gobind Sagar lake which offers a variety of water
sports in collaboration with the Directorate of Mountaineering
and Allied Sports, Manali. Year-around activities include
boating, water skiing surfing, Rowing etc.
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VYAS
GOOFA: The name of
sage Vyas is well known in this part and in fact he must
have frequently roamed about in this area, from Thaneshwar
to Rohtang wherein river Vyas emerges and there is a pond
called Vyas Kund. It is situated in the foot of new
township. It is believed he meditated in this cave.
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KANDROR
BRIDGE: This bridge
is 285 meter long and suspended over a ravine that is 60
meter high. The bridge is considered an engineering feat.
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MARKANDA:
This is a famous shrine, 20 km from Bilaspur named after
renowned Rishi Markandaya. A fair is held annually on
Baishakhi day. Water from natural spring here are reputed
to have curative effects on some skin diseases.
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FORTS:
The Bilaspur
district has many facts of ancient time which are worth
visiting. Some of these are Bachhretu Fort, 64 km from
Bilaspur, Baseh Fort 70 km, Kot - Kahlur Fort 40 km from
Bilaspur and Rattanpur Fort 21 km.
Distance
- Chandigarh - 135 Kms, Manali - 170 Kms.
Bilaspur,
besides being an excellent stopover on the Delhi-Manali
Route Itinerary and a weekend getaway with activities
such as trekking and water sports in the Gobind Sagar
Lake.
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