Shimla, capital city of Himachal Pradesh, is a popular tourist destination. Located in the north-west Himalayas at an average altitude of 2,205 metres (7,234 ft), the city of Shimla, draped in forests of pine, rhododendron, and oak, experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters. Shimla was declared the summer capital of the British Raj in India
Picture taken on 21 September 2011
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