 With the land thus obtained, the new capital was built and named as Champa after Chamapavati, the King's daughter, which, over the years, was simply shortened to "Chamba'.A variation of this origin of Chamba is that it originated as a hermitage which Champavati, a devout Hindu, used to frequent.The king, being suspicious of his daughter's fidelity, one day investigated and followed her to the hermitage, but surprisingly he found neither his daughter nor the hermit there.