St. John in the Wilderness is a Protestant church dedicated to John the Baptist, built in 1852 at Forsythganj on the road between Dharamshala and McLeodganj. It is a neo-Gothic building among deodar trees and is known for Belgian stained-glass windows given by Lady Elgin (Mary Louisa Lambton). The church is under the Diocese of Amritsar. The main structure survived the 1905 Kangra earthquake, but the spire and bell tower did not. A new bell, cast in 1915 by Mears and Stainbank, was later installed in the church compound. Lord Elgin, Viceroy of India, died in Dharamshala on 20 November 1863 and is buried in the churchyard.
- Address: Road to Naddi Village from McLeod Ganj, McLeod Ganj, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh 176215
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