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Introduction

An ancient city of temples. Archaeological evidence takes its antiquity back to the stone age. It is a centre of Indo-Sanskrit studies and Brighushamita Astrology. It is an ancient manufacturing town of colourful lacquer finished and (earlier ivory but now) plastic inlay furniture. Shish Mahal in the centre of the city depicts the coronation of King George the Vth.

Hoshiarpur is 45 kms. from Jalandhar by road. The Vedic Research Institute (V.V.R.I.) situated at a distance of 4 kms. from the town publishes books on lndology and Vedic scriptures and houses the Punjab Govt. Archaeological Museum. The town is known for manufacture of wooden toys, in-lay and lacquer finished furniture and musical instruments such as Harmonium, Tabla, Sitar etc. Dholbaha: Local tradition associates this place with the legendary Dhol. number of amalakas, buried walls, plinths, temple plans, idols such as a head of Vishnu, reclining Ganesha, Shiva Parvati, female figures or couples on architectural members and a statue depicting four Jina images seated back to back were found here. The site is lost in Dholbaha dam. Sculptures and artifacts found here are now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum at the V.V.R.I.

Places of interests

i) Monuments A tomb of Sant Jamal, Dating back to 1250 A.D. Mufti Mosque and Kazi Mosque. ii) Fort/Palace Shessh Mahal Main Bazar Hoshiarpur.

Where to stay

Lajwanti Tourist Complex,Hoshiarpur

Name	Lajwanti Tourist Complex
Town	Hoshiarpur
Distt.	Hoshiarpur
Pin Code	146001
Tel. No.	91-1882-24844

Description

Lajwanti Tourist Complex, Hoshiarpur has 12 spacious rooms and lush green lawns where 1000 persons can be accommodated in each lawn. This complex is located on the Ropar-Garshankar-Pathankot State Highway which leads to Chintpurni (HP), an important and famous Hindu Shrine. Hoshiarpur is known for its fruit gardens and famous for wooden toys as well as inlay work of hathi dant. (ivory) Archaeology Museum, Sadhu Ashram and Dholbaha are places worth seeing in a radius of 25 Kms.

How To Reach

There is a vast network of bus services of Punjab, Himachal, Delhi, Haryana, Pepsu, Chandigarh, Rajasthan State Roadways, apart from private operators. Important destinations include Delhi, Shimla, Chandigarh, Dalhousie, Jammu and Chintpurni.

Educational institutes

APTECH COMPUTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE BAZAR , NEAR ABADI CHOWK TATA INFOTECH SOFTECH COMPUTERS , B-216, SUTEHRI ROAD INNOVATION EDUCATION SYSTEM (COMPUTER-DROME) PVT. LTD. NEAR RAILWAY CROSSING , MIANI ROAD