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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Churdhar<br />
| image = Churdhar, Sirmour (Himachal Pradesh).jpg<br />
| alt =<br />
| caption = Churdhar sculpture<!-- Churdhar Shirgul Maharaj (Himachal Valley) --><br />
| map_type = India Himachal Pradesh<br />
| map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|30.8763|77.4013|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| state = [[Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
| district = [[Sirmaur district|Sirmaur]], [[Shimla district|Shimla]]<br />
| location = Sirmour<br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| architecture = [[Hinduism]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Churdhar Sanctuary''' is located in [[Sirmaur district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Himachal Pradesh]]. The total covered area of this sanctuary is 56.16 square kilometres as notified on 15 November 1985. Fauna includes [[Himalayan black bear]], [[Barking deer]], [[Musk deer]], [[Langur]] and [[Leopard]]s. The work of administration at Churdhar is taken care by Chureshwar Sewa Samiti.<br />
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The sanctuary is named after Churdhar Peak. Churdhar (elevation of 3,647 metres; 11,965 feet) is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer [[Himalayas]]. The peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh|Chaupal]] and [[Solan district|Solan]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Dehradun]] of [[Uttrakhand]]. Churdhar is a holy place related with '''Shri Shirgul Maharaj (Chureshwar Maharaj)''', a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh|Chaupal]]. The main routes for arrival are from Nohradhar to 18 Km, (Sirmour)and Sarahan, [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh|Chaupal]] of 8&nbsp;km.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.himachaltourism.gov.in/ |title=himachaltourism.gov.in |access-date=3 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324124730/http://himachaltourism.gov.in/ |archive-date=24 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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The Churdhar Peak is mentioned in the book, ''The Great Arc'', by [[John Keay]] but is referred to as The Chur. It is from this peak that [[George Everest]] made many astronomical readings and sightings of the Himalaya mountains around 1834. He was the [[Surveyor General of India]] and did the initial survey of the full length of India as well as some very accurate measurements of the earth's curvature.<br />
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==Access==<br />
*Airways: Jubbarhatti airport (23&nbsp;km from Shimla)<br />
*Nearest railhead: [[Shimla]] to [[Kalka]] narrow-gauge railway line <br />
*Nearest city: [[Chaupal, Himachal Pradesh]] <br />
*The sanctuary has a well connected road network.<ref>[http://www.himachal-tourism.com Himachal tourism dep. co.]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070115021800/http://himachaltourism.nic.in/ himachaltourism.nic.in]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100324211356/http://hptdc.gov.in/ hptdc.gov.in]<br />
*[[Maa Bhangayani Temple, Haripurdhar]]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025103552/http://www.sirmour.co.in/ sirmour.co.in]<br />
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Instagram.Com/Churdhar_<br />
* https://hpsirmaur.nic.in/tourist-place/churdhar/<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Himachal Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Sirmaur district]]<br />
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