Kotla, Himachal Pradesh

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'''Kotla''' is a small [[hill town]] situated on the [[Pathankot]]–[[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]] road, in [[Himachal Pradesh]], India. It is located in the [[Kangra district]].<ref>[http://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/writereaddata/state_out/more_person1304010_local_1213_111.html MGNREGA Report]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The town is about {{convert|45|km|mi}} from [[Pathankot]] and the same distance from [[Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh|Dharamshala]]. Its geographical coordinates are 32° 15' 0" North, 76° 2' 0" East.

This hill town is situated in the lap of the [[Dhauladhar]] hills, in the [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] valley of Himachal Pradesh. A hill stream cuts through the town. Across the stream is a 100-year-old bridge connecting the two sides of the town but now a new morden engineering bridge comes in use instead of old one. The town is famous for [[Pathania#Kotla Fort|Kotla Fort]], the Bagula Mukhi temple, and a number of additional religious places.

The Dehar Khad stream is an all-season stream, with fresh water coming from the higher [[Chamba district|Chamba]] ranges. The stream has a [[water mill]], the ancient water-run Gharat, which is used to make flour from grains. There is another unit which makes local ice cream with the refrigeration machine powered by the flow of river water.

There is a fish tank situated about 5 km from the hill town, in the village of Soldha, which is also an interesting locality. Nearby there is a [[Tibet]]an [[monastery]] with excellent carvings and a large statue of [[Buddha]]. Just 1 km away on the Dharamshala road is Ram Tirath [[Ashram]]. Another 1 km further on there is a [[Hanuman]] [[mandir]] on the roadside. About 3 km from the town of Kotla is the Trilokinath Temple, famous for its natural cave with a [[Shiva]] [[lingam]]. History of kotla- kotla riyasta established in 1705 by katoch vanshaj. kotla fort made by king ram Chandra in 1540.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages in Kangra district]]

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