St John in Wilderness

India / Himachal Pradesh / Dharamshala /
An Anglican Church St John in Wilderness
An Anglican church located in the forest near ForsythGanj. The neo-Gothic stone building of the Church was constructed in 1852. The site also has a memorial of the British Viceroy Lord Elgin, and an old graveyard. The church building is also noted for its Belgian stained-glass windows donated by Lady Elgin.
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Coordinates:   32°14'33"N   76°19'5"E

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  • I spend the Christmas eve of 2003 at this church. This beautiful church is located in the forest and is just 2 km from McLeodganj. It also has an old cemetery of those British soldiers and their families who were killed in an earthquake which hit the region more than 100 years ago. The building itself is more than a century old and deserves better care.
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