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Tourists flock to Dharamshala to welcome the winter

       Dharamshala: The town of Dharamsala has become a major tourist hub this year. A large number of foreign as well as domestic tourists are flocking to this hill resort in Himachal Pradesh to welcome the onset of winter. Located in the Dhauladhar Himalayan ranges, Dharamsala, the home of Tibetan spiritual head the Dalai Lama, is famous for its scenic beauty. "We love the place (Calcutta) but it is over populated and polluted. We like the peace and tranquility of Dharamsala. It is cool, calm and quiet here," said Subhashish Sengupta, a tourist from West Bengal. Tour operators and guides say they forsee a good winter season and if it is coupled by a heavy snowfall then there will be more tourist inflow. "In the month of October, we had early snowfall. There was a state of confusion that whether it will bring tourists or not. But the weather, I must say the fine weather has brought in tourists from different mentallity to this area," said Prem Sagar, a tour operator. Also known as Mini Lhasa, Dharamsala, with its large number of monasteries and a centre of Buddhist learning, attracts over 600,000 foreign tourists every year. Tourism is the mainstay of state's economy, generating about 100 million dollars annually. Over the last few years, Himachal Pradesh has become the preferred destination for tourists.
-Nov, 2004

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