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Scandal Point

Scandal Point : Scandal Point is the hub of the town's social life. Behind this, stands the wide timber-framed Post-Office in Spartan brick and the building of the Church of Scotland, St. Andrew's. Arguably the Scandal Point still echoes the sentiments expressed by Harrop,"The transmitters of gossip are ever at work and savory and unsavory secrets of our society are flashed to the uttermost limits of Simla with all the speed of wireless." There used to be a mechanical equestrian statue here. It was a clever piece of mechanism, which smiles, salutes and slaps its horse occasionally, when it shows signs of undue activity and restlessness--

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Heritage about (~14/15)

Himachal's handicrafts, The mystic lands, traditions , festivals, arts and culture are the main things which are present in Himachal Pradesh from many hundreds and thousands of years.
. With the coming of the Europeans, Himachal added another dimension to its rich architectural heritage

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