Padam Palace is an ancestral property of late Virbhadra Singh who belonged to the royal family of Bushahr.

His father Padam Singh, the 122nd King in the lineage of this dynasty, built this palace.

It is one of the tourist attractions of Rampur Bushahr in Shimla, which once served as the winter capital of the former princely state of Bushair.

Raja Padam Singh laid the foundation of the palace on the left bank of River Satluj in 1919. The construction of the palace took six years and it was completed in 1925.

The palace, made largely of wood, has a typically colonial design with conical roof, which looks stunning and meant for snow to fall off. It also sports white painted eaves, which add to the colonial-look of the place.

The interiors of this palace are even more beautiful with great glasswork designed using different colours and incredible woodwork. There is also a rich library inside. Portraits of royal family members adorn the walls of the palace.

Stones for the building were quarried at Khaneri and the wood was brought down from the jungles of Munish. Black gram paste was used for cementing the stone blocks. The stone arches of the lower floor and woodwork of the upper storey mark a striking contrast. The tipper storey wooden screen has floral and figurine designs so as to partially admit light without exposing those inside.

Rampur Bushahr is the last capital of the Bushahr or Bashahr dynasty that ruled Shimla and Kinnaur regions for a long time. The family traces it's roots to Pradyumna – the Son of Lord Krishna. The Bushahr dynasty ruled from Kamru fort near Sangla. Then moved to Sarahan and finally about 100 years back to Rampur.

Virbhadra Singh was anointed the king at the age of 13 in 1947.

Following centuries-old tradition, Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya Singh (31) was crowned as the new king soon after his father's death on 8 July 2021 and the title of 'Raja Sahib' was bestowed upon him.

Vikramaditya Singh, as the head of the family now, will perform all social, religious and spiritual duties as per the family traditions.