Himachal Pradesh is a glorious mountain state, of crystal lakes, vast stretches of brilliant flowers, ancient shrines and beautiful people. This state lies in the northern part of the country. The state came into the existence with the partition of Punjab and Harayana in 1966. The Raj still lingers in Shimla, the state capital and former summer capital during British rule.

Himachal has five mighty, snow fed rivers flowing through it - the Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej and Yamuna. Climatically, this state is divisible into two regions - the south which is as warm as the plains, and the north where the summers are temperate, and winters are extremely cold.