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The
beautiful Pabbar Valley opens up at Hatkoti (1400m), the confluence
point of Bishkulti with Pabbar, on the Shimla-Rohru road. Hatkoti
is a famous temple-village surrounded by paddy fields. It attracts
large number of pilgrims and visitors through out the year.
How to Get There
104 km from Shimla. The route branches off the National Highway-22
from Theog (32km from Shimla) passing through Chhaila, Kotkhai,
Kharapathar, Jubbal and then reaches Hatkoti. It is connected by
regular Bus/Taxi services. Nearest Railway station and airport are
at Shimla, (105 km and 126 km) respectively Hatkoti can also be
reached from Dehradun via Chakrota, Tuini and Arakot. Also from
Rampur via Sungri-Rohru (103 km).
Climate
In winter the temperature hover around freezing point when heavy
woollens recommended. During summer it remains sunny and cozy, even
in the winter mon too during day time.
Places of Interest in and around Hatkoti
Hateshwari Temple Complex (1400 m)
:
The classical Shikhra style temple is dedicated to goddess Mahishasurmardni
(locally called Hateshwari). This is dated to 7th-8th century and
in 1 885 was given a pagoda roof. The central image is exquisitely
molded in brass. The adjoining Shiva temple is of the latika type
and has same remarkable wood carvings. It is belived that during
Mahabharta epic Pandvas are regarded to have lived here for a while.
Jubbal (1892 m) :
90 km from Shimla and 20 km from Hatkoti. Once held the ruling seat
of the princely State, Jubbal has superbly maintained Palace which
was designed by a french architect in the 1930 and is remarkable
mix of european and indigenous styles. This Place is also famous
for delicious apples orchards.
Kharapathar (2673m) :
85 km from Shimla and 29 km from Hatkoti. Motorable on Shimia Rohru
road. A famous religious shrine Giriganga is 7 km on foot or by
a jeep. HPTDC tourist Complex Giriganga Resort is under construction
.