Talwara is situated on the banks of the river Beas and is surrounded with beautiful Shiwalik hills. Surrounded by a river and hills Talwara is a place once having dense forests. Talwara is known for world famous Pong Dam, fresh water lakes and its salubrious surroundings and other many natural and religious attractions. Hindu Goddess Chintapurni Temple is also near to Talwara. Maharana Pratap Saga
r lake, 42-km-long lake is just 8 km away from township. The lake is famous for water sports and bird sanctuary.
52 Gates Barrage made on river beas in Talwara
Pong Dam, an earth cm rockfill dam is the highest of its kind in the country. It comprises five tunnels and a power house with an installed capacity of 240 MW (4 units each of 60 M W) in the first instance and 2 more units each of 60 MW at a later state. At present it is under the control of the Beas Project Power Wing. The township itself is well planned and beautiful. The Shah-Nehar-Barrage is down stream of Pong Dam situated at the River Beas . The Barrage has 50 gates ( but known as '52 Gates ') and thus a huge artificial lake of holding capacity of 3,404 acres (13.78 km2) feet has been created which feeds the Mukerian Hydel Channel. A rock garden created by Nek Chand (creator of Rock Garden, Chandigarh) of the Talwara has proved to be a major tourist attraction. Many Herbal Garden have been created on wasteland of BBMB at Talwara . There is an old Shiv temple in village Sri Pandain near Talwara Township. It is said to have been constructed by the Pandavas. There is also a typical well, near the temple said to be constructed by the Pandavas. One has to go 50 steps down to fetch water from this well. The well is still in use. A mela is held at the temple annually on Shivratri Day and is visited by a large number of people. Just around 2 km from here there is very famous temple of Shri Baba Dyalu Ji Maharaj. People have a lot of faith in this. Every year there is one very Big Mela arranged there. The Management which manages this darwar is very true to their work and in last three to four years they did so much construction for the Darwar that it has become the white marble Darwar. In About 7-8 Miles Radius many prehistoric and religious shrines can be visited such as Seat Of his holiness Baba lal Dyal ji maharaj at datar pur, Ghati tample etc. Being very peaceful demographies Talwara has often attracted many saints in and around, those blessed this little town in in great Himalayan foothills as their Tapobhumi. Nearly about4-5km towards Shiwalik hills there is a temple of Hidimba devi wife bhim of "mahabharta" located in village dhar of dharwall gotra. gurnam dharwall.
