Location description from owner

The Himachal Pradesh region

Set on the slopes of the Dhauladhar-Range and overlooking the fertile Bir-Gunehar Valley, the village Gunehar is an untouched little corner of the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, away from the hustle and bustle of the usually chaotic tourist towns. The region is dominated by mountains, streams, villages and little towns, and there are a number of interesting visiting options starting from HH the Dalai Lama's exile domicile McLeodgunj to the tea estates of Kangra and numerous ancient classical Hindu temples as well as Buddhist temples.
Once on the edge of "Indian Civilization", even today this area is a transitional zone between the mainstream Hindu/North-Indian culture land of the plains and the idiosyncratic cultures of the people of the Himalaya interiors. This makes for great reflections as well as, given the geographic particulars, great walks/treks into the interiors of the Himalayas.
The weather here is temperate in summer, romantic in Monsoon, and cold and foggy in winter. The two most pleasant seasons to visit are spring and autumn.

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Gunehar is predominantly a village of Gaddis and Bara Bhangalis, whose original homes are further in the interiors of the mountains, beyond the Dhauladhar Range. Since most of these people are semi-nomadic shepherds, and since the extremely cold winters cut off their villages from the Indian mainland for more than half a year, they have traditionally had winter dwellings on the southern slopes of the Himalaya such as Gunehar.
Today, this traditional way of living and trading is still quite intact in Gunehar. Most people still move between their original homes in the interiors and the Jandher, keeping old traditions (and the old routes) alive. Also, Gunehar still retains its old-time charm and especially its unique culture.
Gunehar can be the base for some great, other-worldly treks to the untouched Himalayan interiors.
Gunehar is also venue to our biannual contemporary arts event, ShopArt/ArtShop. Traces of our last exhibition (2013) can still be found all over the village, plus there is a gallery of this above the 4tables. The next ShopArt/ArtShop will be held in May-June 2016.