On Tuesday, May 26, 2026, HPCA Stadium will host IPL Qualifier 1 Dharamshala, its first-ever playoff in 16 years of IPL cricket. The top two teams from the league stage face off at 7:30 PM IST. Winner goes to the IPL Final on May 31 in Ahmedabad. Loser drops to Qualifier 2 on May 29 […]
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July 6, 2026 marks the Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday, and roughly 5,000 visitors will descend on a small hill town to be part of it. Your most important decision isn’t where to eat or what to wear. It’s where to stay for Dalai Lama birthday 2026, and the answer isn’t “as close to the temple
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You’ve got tickets to a Dharamshala IPL 2026 match. Now you need to figure out where to stay near HPCA Stadium for IPL 2026, and you’ve probably opened five tabs on Booking.com that all blur together. This guide skips that mess. I live in Dharamshala. I run a homestay here. I’ve watched IPL travellers arrive
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I live in Dharamshala. I run a homestay here. I walk these roads, eat at these cafes, and know which lanes feel fine at 9 PM and which ones don’t. Most solo female travel guides about Dharamshala are written by people who visited for three days and left. They’ll tell you it’s “safe and beautiful”
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Dharamshala will host 3 IPL 2026 matches at the HPCA Stadium, PBKS vs Delhi Capitals (May 11), PBKS vs Mumbai Indians (May 14), and PBKS vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (May 17). All matches start at 7:30 PM IST. Tickets are available both online via District app, BookMyShow, and Paytm Insider, and offline at the stadium,
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Most guides about famous food in Dharamshala are written by people who visited for a weekend, ate momos at the first place they saw, and called it a food guide. This is not that. I have lived in Dharamshala my entire life. I have eaten at places that don’t appear on Google Maps. I know
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Dharamshala’s cafe scene is unlike any other hill town in India. Tibetan bakeries sit next to Italian kitchens. A 70-year-old family bakery shares the same hillside as a vegan cafe. And some of the best food is served in momos joints with plastic chairs that no travel blog has ever mentioned. Having grown up here
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If you’ve been thinking about spending a longer time in the mountains, one question probably comes up early: what is the real cost of living in Dharamshala? After living here and watching travellers, remote workers, and families settle in for weeks or months, I’ve realised something important, costs in Dharamshala don’t follow a single rule.
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Before people ask about cafés, views, or treks, one question comes up almost immediately: “Will my work actually function here?” Because when it comes to internet and power in Dharamshala, the concern isn’t speed, it’s reliability. After living here and hosting different remote workers, from designers and developers to consultants and founders, I’ve noticed a
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Planning a trip to Dharamshala is exciting, but for most travellers, figuring out how to actually reach here is the first real confusion. After living in Dharamshala and helping many visitors plan their arrival, I’ve noticed something interesting: the way you reach the mountains often shapes your first experience of them. Some people arrive gradually
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