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Himachal |
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Himachal - Manali |
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About Manali |
Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) on the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is administratively a part of the Kullu District. The population is approx. 30,000. There are actually two parts of Manali. Aleo New-Manali town is on the banks of the Beas river and the Old Manali village lies east of the Manalsu nullah, which in its present form, is more of a hippy enclave.
The small town was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin. The ancient cave temple, Hidimba Devi Temple, is not far from town. |
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Places to Visit |
Hadimba Devi Temple:
Built in 1553 and with a superbly crafted four tiered pagoda roof. It is famous for its exquisitely carved doorway. |
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Manu Temple: This is dedicated to the sage Manu. |
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Vashishth (3km): Well known for its hot springs. There are old temples dedicated to the sage Vashishth and to Lord Rama. These are just beyond the Himachal tourism baths. |
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Monasteries: There are three recently built Tibetan monasteries at Manali. |
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Jagatsukh (6km): The one time capital of Kullu. Here are old temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and to Sandhya Gayatri. The Arjun caves are just ahead. |
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Solang Valley (l4km): In a picturesque setting, this has good ski slopes end picnic spots. It has the glacier closest to Manali. |
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Towards the Rohtang Paas: On the road to keylong is the Nehru kund (6 km) which is a clear water spring end scenic spot named after the late Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru. Kothi (12 km) is a picturesque village and has a thrilling view of the deep gorge through which the Beas swiftly races. The beautiful Rahalla falls (16 km) are at an altitude of 2500 m. A crucial link on the old trade route and still the gateway to trans Himalayan Lahaul, the Rohtang Pass is at the height of 3980m. |
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Keylong: Lying about 120 km from Manali, Keylong is the headquarters of Lahaul and spiti district Monasteries of Kardung and Shashus are important attractions. |
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Kothi: A place with charming natural beauty, just 10-12 km from Manali. |
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Triloknath: Located in the Pattan Valley, its an important pilgrimage centre. Noted for its temple dedicated to six armed statue of Avalokiteshwara Bodhisattva. |
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Udaypur: An important pilgrimage place in the Pattan Valley. |
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Club House: The club House with its comprehensive facilities that includes roller skating ring, an auditorium, a billiards room, a library, a bar and a restaurants, makes a wonderful outing for the day. |
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Vashisth Baths: One of Manali's main attractions, is a place to luxuriate in Himachal Tourism's baths where the water of hot sulphur springs renowned for their medicinal qualities has been piped into baths. |
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Food |
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Chopsticks : For Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese food. |
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Gozy Restaurant : For reasonably priced Punjab and Gujarati food located at the southern end of the Mall. |
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Juniper Restaurant : Good Food, for a bit higher prices. Run by HPDC. |
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Mahadev Food Corner : For cheap Indian food |
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Moc Restaurant : Cheaper Chinese, Tibetan and Japanese food. Located near Sukhiran Guest House. |
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Mona Lisa : Indian and western food at reasonable prices. Located near bus stand. |
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Mount View Restaurant : A cosy place offering good Chinese, Tibetan Japanese delicacies. |
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Mayur Restaurant : For vegetarian food. Located near the Mall. |
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Sher-i-Punjab : Indian food and pizzas. Located on the Mall. |
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Swamiji's Madras Cafe : A large thali may cost around Rs 40 - RS 45 |
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Dhabas Himalaya : For Indian food |
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Kamal : For Indian food |
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CAFES |
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Jhonson's : For pasta, pizza, deserts and cold beer. |
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Phuntsok Coffee House : A range of cakes and pies is served here. It's a Tibetan-run place. |
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Ish : A popular place, located in Old Manali area. |
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Little Tibet : Cheap Tibetan food is served here. |
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Mount View : A good seduded place. Located in Old Manali area. |
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Tibet Kitchen : Popular for its Tibetan noodles and western food. Located in old Manali area. |
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Shopping |
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Charitrust Tibetan Handicrafts Emporium (Mall) and Kullu - Kashmir Handicraft Cooperation (Bus Stand) offer local clothes (viz. Pashmina shawl) and souvenirs. Traditional Afghan, Kullu and Kinnawri hats are quite cheap. Go for bargain!
For thangkas and a variety of silver and jewellery, you can go either to the Tibetan Market or the Tibetan and Nepalese shops near the Post Office. Do buy locally made pickles, jams and juices |
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