Location:

• State: Himachal Pradesh
• Locality: Shimla: Sipur Grove

Botany:

• Common name: Deodar Cedar or Devdaru: A common and revered evergreen tree of the Western Himalaya, one of India’s largest and most beloved trees
• Botanical species: Cedrus deodara
• Botanical family : Pinaceae [Pine]

Geography:

• Latitude: 31.131818 ° north of the Equator
• Longitude: 77.235765 ° east of the Prime Meridian
• Altitude: 2060.4 metres above sea level

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Journey:

• Mountains of Cedar and Snow
• Path : Based in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with excursions to Dharamsala and through the Kinnaur and Spiti Valleys
• Date photographed: 17.06.10

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