After surveying the entire Himachal Pradesh, one thing that came in front was that it was a hub of hill station. The state has many hill station and each region is quite unique from other. Chamba was founded in 920 AD but King Sahil Verma who named it after his favourite daughter Champavati.

I cannot say that Chamba is a well connected hill station but it could be accessed through different mediums. The nearest airport is at Gaggal. Chambal could be acccessed through road.

As I enrolled myself to the city sightseeing tour, I happened to visit places like Laxminarayanan Temple, Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamunda Temple, Maharajah's Palace. The most exciting of all the was Lakshminarayanan Temple- there are group of six ancient temples carved in stone, with tall vimanas. The temple is dedicated to both Shiva and Vishnu, they were built around the 8th century AD.

In fact, Bhuri Singh Museum also impressed me, as it has a collection of fine miniatures from the Kangra, Basholi and Chamba schools of painting. There are also murals and paintings from the Rang Mahal Palace that was damaged by fire.

Apart from various temples, Chamba had many palaces that included Maharaja's Palace and Rang Mahal. The guide on our tour told us that Maharaja palace belongs to the erstwhile rulers of Chamba. I especially liked the Rang Mahal or the Painted house that was built by Raja Umed Singh in mid 18th century. As I explored Rang Mahal I found that It has a unique architecture. The guide told us that this place reflect Mughal architecture. As I surveyed Rang Mahal I found that the Palace was packed with exotic paintings.