Dharamshala Sightseeing - Kangra Art Museum And Kotwali Bazaar

Kotwali bazaar is Dharamsalas busiest area. It offers all the charm of a small town marketplace with small shops selling local goods and all sorts of people wandering around it. Youll find ATMs, phone-booths, internet parlours and chemists aplenty in Kotwali Bazar. In fact, many treks start from here and you can also organise transportation or a driver for yourself from this spot. Kangra Art Museum is a veritable wonderland if you like art and history. Youll find many examples of the famous Kangra Art here. There are also crafts, artefacts and sculptures all representing the rich impact Kangra Art has had on artists even today. Theres also a section that displays anthropological items as is one that showcases the traditional form of dress in this area. Then there are old carved doors, pandals and furniture used by royalty ink old times. Another section neatly displays coins, jewellery and manuscripts. Some of the things displayed in Kangra Art Museum actually date back to the 5th Century. In another section you can discover some new talent. Here local artists display their work and some of it can even be bought. All in all an eye opening few hours spent in a fun part of Dharamsala!