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Wings of Wind

Charu Rishi reports on charms of HP’s paragliding village — Bir Billing Welcome to Billing, standing at a height of 8,500 feet, nestled in the breathtaking Dhauladhar mountain range, as the gale gushes in, it is nothing but modified rapture. Barely 45 km from Palampur, the tea town of Kangra, this little village attracts adventure sport lovers from all over the world as every year Himachal Pradesh tourism department organizes pre-world cup paragliding competition during October-November here. Unlike these daredevils, you may not want to lose the ground beneath you feet, but still this place has enough charm to capture your soul. A glance from the 8,500-feet high cliffs of Billing is a breathtaking experience for anyone even if he is not so adventurous to take the air route to reach Bir. Far and high above the concrete jungle, these cliffs transport visitors to an altogether different place, where everyday problems look so trivial while standing amid the majestic mountains. But t