The Sobha Singh Art Gallery

 Our first question is about ,who is Sobha Singh ? The answer is S.Sobha Singh was a famous artist and Painter from Sikh community . He was born on 29 November 1901 at Srihargovindpur (Gurdaspur ) in Punjab .

wonderful painting of great artist Sobha Singh.

The Sobha Singh Art Gallery is situated on Jai Singhpur Palampur road about 14 Km from Palampur at village Andretta, district Kangra Himachal Pradesh .

S.Sobha Singh left this world for heavenly journey on 22 August 1986 at the age of eighty four years .

S.Sobha Singh devoted his life to the painting world and created many beautiful paintings on canvas having values .

                    Painting by S. Sobha Singh 

Sardar Sobha Singh started is career as Draftsman in British Indian Army in 1919.

          Sardar Sobha Singh the great artist

After 1947 this great wizard of colours and canvas spent 39 years of his life at Andretta near Palampur district Kangna and created numbers of beautiful paintings of Sikh Gurus  ,Guru Nank Dev ji ,Guru Govind Singh ji  and other gurus .Shohani -Mahiwal ,Heer-Ranjha are popular paintings of S.Sobha Singh . This great artist was awarded many times by the government .

             Beautiful painting of Lord Krishna 

    

                                              By Sobha Singh ji

The paintings of this great artist are also adding to the beauty of our Parliament Building at New Delhi . The village Andretta is on the world 's map because of the S. Sobha Singh . Numbers of visitors used to visit Sobha Singh Art Gallery from India and abroad .

          Guru Nanak Dev ji art by Sobha Singh

Shinghor Pass , Approached from Alyas beyond Dharamsha Himachal Pradesh .

 The Shinghor pass lies in Dhauladhar range approached beyond Dharamsha and is existing at an elevation of about 4310 metres above mean sea level . The route is very tough and steep and having no water . The trekkers always avoid this route because of the abrupt changes in the weather . According to the local inhabitants the weather conditions on this pass are very much unpredictable as the clouds appear suddenly and the winds blow with heavy velocity and thunders  , the temperature suddenly falls . Due to such weather conditions the situation some time becomes fatal . Trekkers always avoid this route bing killer environment .

            Dhauladhar range from Dharamsha

This pass lies in the Dhauladhar range and is commonly used by local gaddid with their flocks of goats and sheep during summer and autumn when they take them for grazing up to Manimahesh and Lahaul -Spiti . These people cross this pass with their livestock twice a year when they go and come back to their homes .

                          Shinghor Pass

This pass is only crossable by men and goats and mules can not cross this pass .

Bhaba Pass , " The high mountain pass in district Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Bhaba Pass connecting Bhaba valley in Kinnaur with Pin valley in Spiti valley :- 

The Bhaba pass is a high mountain pass connects the green Bhaba valley of Kinnaur district with Pin valley of Spiti valley in district Lahaul- Spiti 

The Bhaba pass is situated at an altitude of about 4890 metres above mean sea level . It is the gateway of Bhaba valley to Spiti valley . This track is about 51Km . Mostly this pass is used by shepherds .

Cheni Pass , " The Pass in district Chamba ,which connects Churah valley with Mindhal and Kulal villages of Pangi Valley ."

 The Cheni Pass :-

The Cheni Pass falls in Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh , which connects Churah valley of Chamba district with Mindhal and Kulal villages of Pangi Valley .

 

        View of Cheni Pass in district Chamba

The village Mindhal is famous for Mata Kali temple ,a fair is held every year in the month of August at this place . The Cheni Pass is located to Southeast of Each Pass .

The Cheni Pass is situated at an elevation of about 4400 metres from mean sea level .

The road connectivity is from the foothills of this pass from Devikothi , Chamba , Mindhal and Pangi Valley side . The Killar is the headquarters of Pangi Valley . HRTC buses used to ply in these routes .

Panoramic views of Mountain  

 View of Banikhet  near Dalhousie

Waru Pass , " The Pass between Palampur , Dharamsha and Chamba ."

 The Waru Pass :-

As the name indicates ,waru means wind ,it is a pass between Palampur Dharamsha and Chamba . In this pass the winds blows with very high velocity .

This pass is situated at an altitude of about 3870 metres above mean sea level to the Northwest of Shinghor pass . The local people frequently use this pass to go from Palampur to Chamba .

       Dhauladhar range , Trek to Waru Pass 

Enroute to Waru Pass we can see the panoramic views of the peaks of Palampur, Dharamsha ,Kangra and Chamba .

 Beautiful picture of Waru Pass by Holiday dada tours and  adventures who is the service provider for trekking troups . The route is through numbers of intermediary ridges ,rivuls , beautiful forests and snowy streams .

         Enjoy the scenic beauty of Waru Pass

The route is not so tough for trekkers . 

                    View of Dhauladhar range

The nature in the route is very charming in the form of singing streams , chirping birds , wind whistling beautiful forests . Local guides are very helpful in the journey .

Hamta Pass , The high mountain pass connecting Kullu valley with Chandra valley of Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh .

 Hamta Pass :-

The Hamta Pass is situated at an elevation of 4270 metres from the mean sea level up hill of Manali . It is a high mountain pass in Pir-Panjal range of Himalaya . The Trek is through village Hamta  below village Sethan and is used by shepherd during summer to reach high mountain grassland in Lahaul valley .This pass connects the Kullu valley with Chandra valley of Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh .

        Beautiful view of Hamta pass in Manali

The trekking troups go up hill Manali through Indrasan ,Deo Gibbs and Inder killa climbing to the top  ,during back they meet Arjun gufa , the historic cave .

         

                 Hamta Pass in Pir-Panjal range

Nature's Architecture Manali Himachal Pradesh

Kunzum -La , " The Kunzum Pass Connects Spiti Valley with Lahaul valley."

 The Kunzum Pass  connects Lahaul with Spiti valley.  The Kunzum Pass is situated on the  route from Gramphoo in Lahaul to Kaza the sub- divisional headquarters of Spiti and is about 60 Km from Gramphoo on the National Highway- 505 and about 75Km from Kaza. The distance of Kaza from Manali via Atal- Tunnel and Kunzum Pass is about 190 Km. 

      Kunzum Pass -Kunzum La in Lahaul-Spiti

                    Himachal Pradesh , India

The Kunzum Pass is a high mountain pass situated at an altitude of 4551 metres from mean sea level. 

 Beautiful view of Kunzum Pass, Trekking course to Chandratal in Lahaul-Spiti. The Kunzum Pass is a paradise  for Photography. The mountains, glaciers , clouds can be captured in Camera. 

              Beautiful view of Kunzum Pass

               Road leading to Kunzum Pass

The local people have constructed a Goddess Durga temple at Kunzum Pass. 

Sach Pass, " The Pass connecting Chamba Valley with Pangi Valley at an altitude of 4420 metres from mean sea level."

  The Sach pass is a high mountain pass connecting Chamba Valley with Pangi Valley in district Chamba Himachal Pradesh. The pass is situated in Sach town at an altitude of 4420 metres from mean sea level. Sach pass is about 15 Km from Killar and about 127 Km from Chamba district headquarters. 

Sach Pass in district Chamba Himachal Pradesh

The Killar  town has Helipad facility. The Sach pass  is a most convenient route for trekking into Pangi valley. Some views of Sach pass are shown below. 

        View of Chamba valley from Sach Pass

            Roads in Chamba Himachal Pradesh

              View of Sach Pass during Snowfall

Rohtang Pass, " The High Mountain Pass, which connects Kullu valley with Lahaul &Spiti Valleys."

 The Rohtang pass is situated on Manali -Leh Highway about, 51Km from Manali . It is a famous pass having world 's second highest road crossing through it. The altitude of this pass is 3978 metres from mean sea level.  The Rohtang pass is existing across Pir-Panjal range in Himalayas. 

    Rohtang pass, Tourists Enjoying  the Nature

Previously this pass was the only way  but now with the opening of Atal Tunnel which is 9.02 Km long constructed under Rohtang pass has made the  all weather connectivity . 

           View of Rohtang pass during winter

This pass has very notorious and has taken many lives. 

The Atal Tunnel was inaugurated by Hon'ble Prime Minister shri Narendra Modi ji on 3rd October 2020 , Defense Minister Sh. Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Thakur Jai Ram were present on this occasion. This tunnel at an elevation of 10000 feet is longest in the world with 9.02 Km Length. 

                    Beautiful View Rohtang - La

            View of Kullu from Rohtang pass

Every year lacs of tourists used to enjoy the nature in Kullu, Manali and Rohtang pass. 

              Another View of Rohtang pass