Kangri

In the distance, a flat plateau, rising some eight hundred feet above the river, and resembling a gigantic embankment of a railway line, could be seen extending for many miles; and far away to the north, a chain of high blue mountains capped with snow, undoubtedly the Kangri chain with the Kelas peaks.

In the Forbidden Land Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

There are at present three _gurukuls_ in the Punjab, but the most important one, with over 250 students, is at Kangri, in the United Provinces, five miles from the sacred city of Hardwar, where the Ganges flows out of a gorge into the great plain.

Indian Unrest Valentine Chirol 1890

A large and very popular _mela_ or fair is held annually at Kangri, and it is attended by the _Brahmacharis, _ who act as volunteers for the maintenance of order and collect funds for the support of their _gurukul_.

Indian Unrest Valentine Chirol 1890

Moorcroft and Hearsay returned towards India, passed by Kangri, and saw Rawan-rhad; but Moorcroft was too weak, and could not continue the tour; he regained Tirthapuri and

Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century Jules Verne 1866

He said this while talking to media men here Wednesday after his meeting with Pir Pagara in Kangri house.

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