We reached Shimla in the evening, I had booked a hotel through the internet in the Ridge area and during my conversation with the owner, I was informed that they had space for parking of the Car.  However, when I reached Shimla, I found out that there were restrictions on movement of Cars in the Mall & the ridge area.  I called up the owner/manager, who informed me that one could come to the hotel from Chotta Shimla route via Jakhoo hill.  We kept wondering from place to place, as we could not make out the route and after a few hiccups were finally able to reach the road late in the evening.  However, the road was narrow and no parking was available in the vicinity of the hotel and the car had to be parked at a substantial distance from the hotel and the poor driver had to spend two nights in the car, as he was himself not convinced about its security.  Moreover, the hotel was at a height of almost 100 meters from the road and had to be accessed by steep flight of stairs.  I would advise the readers to avoid booking in the Ridge & mall area, in case you are traveling by your own car.  
Shimla derives its name from Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Goddess Kali, the deity of power and wrath. Perched at an altitude of 2159 m above sea level, Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh and located towards the southern parts of the state. The city is spread over a 12 km ridge with just two main roads.  The Mall which runs from the far west to the lower eastern side, and the Cart Road which circles the southern part of Shimla. This is where the railway station and the bus and taxi stands are located.  The crescent of the wooded Ridge stretches from the lofty 2476 m high Jakhoo Hill and Chhota Shimla in the east, to the Observatory (2,148 m) and Prospect hills (2,176 m) in the west.   Shimla is surrounded by seven picturesque hills which are the prime attractions of city tours. These are:
Jakhoo hill: in central Shimla, which is crowned by the temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman;
Bantony in central Shimla, which has the Grand Hotel, but at a much lower elevation than Jakhoo hill;
Prospect Hill: Famous for the Kamna Devi temple;
Summer Hill: The Himachal Pradesh University campus is located here;
Observatory Hill: This place is known for Indian Institute of Advanced Study;
Invererarm Hill: The hill top has the State Museum and TV broadcast tower, located opposite Jakhoo hills;
Elysium Hill : It houses the Auckland House and the Longwood and reaches out towards Bharari.
Apart from these, the main attractions of Shimla are the Mall road & the Ridge, which houses the Kali Bari, Churches & Cathedrals and shopping arcades all along, while the latter presents astounding views of Shimla & around.  After taking rest during the night, we started exploring Shimla & around the next day.

The first destination we touched was the Jakhoo hill, which houses the famous Jakhoo temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman and a huge sculpture of Lord Hanuman is being erected at this site and is now visible from whole of Shimla.  Although there were a large number of monkeys in the temple vicinity, but we were not disturbed by any of them.  Having visited the temple, we headed towards the Mall, which we accessed by ascending through the lift installed for the purpose, the charges for which are @ Rs.7/- per person for ascending and @ Rs.3/- per person for descending.  We had to endure a long queue at the two stages of the lift to reach the top.  However, the Mall was over-crowded and people were jostling with each other for some space.  Having had our lunch and explored the Mall area, we headed out of Shimla to explore the nearby places.