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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
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'''Khajjiar''' is a [[hill station]] near the [[town]] of [[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba]] in [[Chamba district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[India]]. Located approximately {{convert|24|km}} from [[Dalhousie, India|Dalhousie]], it lies on a small plateau about 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) above sea level in the foothills of the [[Dhauladhar]] ranges in the Western [[Himalayas]]. It is also part of the [[Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://hpchamba.nic.in/destkhajjiar.htm
|title=Chamba Government official website
|accessdate=23 September 2006
|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716022137/http://hpchamba.nic.in/destkhajjiar.htm
|archivedate=16 July 2006 }}</ref>

Khajjiar can be reached from Dalhousie, the nearest major town. The area features a combination of three [[ecosystem]]s: [[lake]], [[pasture]], and [[forest]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Khajjiar New Page |url=https://hptdc.in/index.php/khajjiar-new-page/ |publisher=HP Tourism Development Corporation}}</ref>

==Mini Switzerland==
On 7 July 1992, Swiss envoy Willy P. Blazer, Vice-Counselor and Head of the Chancery of Switzerland in India brought Khajjiar onto the world tourism map by calling it 'Mini Switzerland'. He also erected a sign featuring a yellow Swiss hiking footpath symbol, showing Khajjiar's distance from the Swiss capital, [[Bern]]: "{{cvt|6194|km|mi|disp=x|" or }}. Khajjiar is one of 160 locations worldwide that bear a topographical resemblance to [[Switzerland]]. The envoy also took a stone from Khajjiar, which forms part of a stone collage around the Swiss Parliament building to remind visitors that Khajjiar is the 'Mini Switzerland of India'.<ref name="Himchal" />

==Notable sites==

===Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary===
{{main|Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary}}
The Kalatop Khajjiar Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.<ref>{{cite web|title=Himachal Tourism|url=http://himachaltourism.gov.in/nature_sanctuaries.php|website=himachaltourism.gov.in|accessdate=25 November 2017}}</ref>

===Khajjiar Lake===
{{main|Khajjiar Lake}}
Khajjiar Lake is a small lake surrounded by a saucer-shaped meadow and a floating island. The growth of a weed called [[Acorus calamus|vacha]] has made the earth spongy. Over time, the banks have been covered by a thick layer of earth formed by years of dust settling on the weeds.

===Khajji Nag temple===
A little away from the lake stands the Khajji Nag Temple, built in the 12th century CE by Prithviraj Singh I, the king of Chamba. The temple features a golden dome, also known as Golden Devi Temple. Inside ''[[mandapa]],'' one can see the images of the [[Pandavas]] and the defeated [[Kauravas]] hanging from the roof of the circumambulatory path. The sanctum of the temple is carved from wood.<ref name=Himchal/> This temple is dedicated to snake ([[Nāga]]) worship, and it houses several snake idols. Additionally, there are idols of [[Shiva]] and the Goddess Hadimba.

==Gallery==
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A view of Khajjiar ,Chamba,Himachal Pradesh.jpg|18 April 2019
A view of Khajjiar ,Chamba,Himachal Pradesh,India 01.jpg|18 April 2019
A view of Khajjiar ,Chamba,Himachal Pradesh,India 02.jpg|18 April 2019
Khajjiarindia.jpg|Grasslands of Khajjiar, July 2012
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamba district]]
[[Category:Grasslands of India]]
[[Category:Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh]]

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