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Jagatsukh
: 6 km.
drive leads on the first capital of
the valley is famous for Gayatri and
Shiva temple. Ghiva temple in pyramid
from with beautiful carvings dates
back to 8th century.
Tibetan
Monastery & Van
Vihar :
A small monastery in
a peaceful
clerring has image
of Buddha & some
exquisite
tangkhas. Famous
for carpet weaving
& Tibetan
handicrafts.
Kasol Valley: Charmingly
located on open space with slopes down
to a broad expanse of clear white sand
at edge of the river Parvati.
Sight Seeing
Hadimba Temple:
Located in lovely wilderness and
natural setting. It is just 2 km. from
the Mall. This four tiered pagoda
shaped temple erected by Raja Bahadur
Singh in 1553 is a marvelous piece of
wooden carving and figures.
Vashisth Temple:
As the
name indicates itself the place
associated with saga Vashisth is 4 km.
from Manu's land. This temple was
built by the king Jayamajya around
1000 years back in the memory of his
father.
Solang Valley (2760 M):
15 km. drive from Manali is on the way
to Rohtang between Manali and Kothi is
3 km left to traditional wooden
village of Palchan.
Kothi (1980 M):
Last habitation in the valley barely
15 km. from here commands a
spectacular view of the glaciers and
deep gorges.
Naggar (1760
M) : Magnificent
trail of 25 km to heritage resort
perched in the sloppy hill takes back
you to glorious past. It remained the
seat of power till 1460 and then
sifted to Kullu. Naggar is the seat of
assembly of gods where they meat to
alleviate the sorrows of humanity.
There is a beautiful stone temple a
few steps down to the castle where 8
mettle idols stand on the pedestal and
a little bit away is beautiful pagoda
style Tripura Sundri Temple.
Roerich Art
Gallery :
In Naggar a
gallery the
Roerich Museum
which houses a
collection of the
paintings of the
Russian Artist
Nicholas Roerich.
Rohtang
Pass:
The highest point
on the road. It
offers limited
skiing but ample
trekking
opportunities at
an altitude of
4112 mts. on the
high way Keylong
to Leh. The pass
affords a wide
spread Panorama of
mountain scenery
almost directly to
the well defined
sonepani glacier
slightly left the
twin peaks of the
geypan.
Manikaran:
Famous for its hot water
springs on the bank of the river Parvati.
The water is so hot that Dal, Rice etc. can
be cooked in it. A well known pilgrimage
place on account of ancient Hindu Temple &
Gurudwara. According to a legend Manikaran
is also associated with lord Shiva and
divine consort Parvati who lost and
recovered her earring here.