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An evening view of my hometown, Shimla, India

Shimla Scandal Point : The Shimla Scandal Point is a well known tourist spot. This place derives its name from the story of the flirtatious king of Patiala. The spot is found at the end of the Mall road of Shimla and is considered to be the highest point of the Mall area.

 

Popular lore is that the king of Patiala had a crush over the daughter of the Viceroy of India. One day while she was taking a stroll in this place, the King of Patiala kidnapped her. From then onwards the place came to be known as the Scandal Point of Shimla.

 

Tourists assemble here every day to hear the age old story of the place from the guides. They remain busy in taking snaps of the place as well as the statue of freedom fighter Lala Rajpat Rai that has been erected at the place.

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Uploaded on May 10, 2009
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