Popularly known as the Devbhumi — "Land of the Gods", Himachal Pradesh is a beautiful hill state in Northern India, nestled in the north-west region of western Himalayas. The literal meaning of Himachal Pradesh is Region of snowy mountains.The state is surrounded with the Tibetan plateau to the east, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, and the Punjab to the west. From vast tracts of high-altitude Trans-Himalayan desert to dense green deodar forests, from apple orchards to cultivated terraces, from snow capped high Himalayan mountain ranges to snow fed lakes and gushing rivers, Himachal Pradesh offers breathtaking pristine beauty and is abundance in natural beauty.
The forests of Himachal Pradesh constitute two-thirds of the state’s geographic area and are crucial to the region’s natural beauty with High altitude cold lakes with pure Himalayan Water. The capital city of Devbhumi Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, boasts of its picturesque beauty with beautiful temples and thick green forests.--
