Here was installed a village of tents, where the heat-weary British civil and military officers came to rest in the arduous process of empire building. Here they recouped from fatigue and went anew into battle. The year 1822 was an eventful one in the history of the salubrious spot a young officer, Major Kennedy, built the first permanent residence for himself it is still there. Hillsmen continued to worship the wooden image of the goddess, never dreaming what lay in store for them or their unpretentious little village. Worshippers of Shakti, they built small temples dotting the hill sides, peaks, ridges and valleys, which began to be known by the name of the goddess herself, like Taradevi, Sipur, Mahasu, etc. In due course the image was removed and enshrined in a wooden structure where is the present site of the kalibari. Later, a marble image from Jaipur replaced the old. Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 but for the Sikhs, who were to last another ten years, dominion was complete. The court etiquette was very rigid and proper under the stiff rules imposed by the young queen. Young officers who did not behave were banished to India form where they invariably found their way to Shimla which had begun to thrive. Banished from the strict life, at court, they began to built themselves a substitute life, but without the attendant rigid impositions against revelry. Life begun to a gay round of sport, riding and long picnics, the hung, followed by a gay party and impromptu dance. The goings on, were kept from the queen but more girls began to be interested in taking the boat to India.