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A beautiful village till 19th century,Chail is now one of the smallest hillsations of India loacted in the State of Beautiful hill stations Himachal Pradesh in India. Beautiful landscpes and wonderful sceneries makes the tranquil hill station Chail an ideal tourist destination to spend holidays in India away from the humdrums of the city.
About 43kms from Shimla, Chail attracts tourits who travel to India to explore the Wildlife, Palaces, Temples and Snow-capped mountains of Himalayas of the great Indian sub-continent. Apart from the Chail Wildlife Sanctuary, Sidhi Baba ka Mandir(Temple)and Maharaja’s Palace, Chail in Himachal Pradesh is famous for its cricket ground. The cricket ground in Chail is the world’s highest cricket ground.
Chail is an ideal tourist destination of India for both summers and winters and is easily acessible from Shimla (43 kms), the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
Summer capital of Maharaja Bhupender Singh of Patiala, Chail is a small village near Shimla surrounded by lush green forests and snow capped Himalayas. Lord Kitchener, the then Commander-in-Chief of British Army, sent Maharaja Bhupender Singh in exile in 1891 and captured Chail.
Located at an altitude of 2250 meters, Chail is about 43 kms from Shimla. Chail is known for a popular pilgrimage called 'Sidh Baba Ka Mandir'. The temple has a special historic significance as its site was originally planned to be the site for the palace of the erstwhile king of Chail. After the construction of the palace got started, a saint told the king in his dream that the site belonged to the former, for he mediated there. Upon this, the king ordered the palace to be shifted elsewhere and got the temple made on the site.
Another point of attraction at Chail is a Cricket ground standing at a height of 2,144 meters. This ground surrounded by gigantic and deodar forests was built in 1893. It is also used as a polo ground at times.
The Wildlife Sanctuary at Chail is popular for its rare inhabitants like Ghoral, Kakkar, Sambhar, Red Jungle Fowl, Khalij, Cheer Pheasants and so on.
