Shopping in Manali
You travel to any hill station, you will find a mall road and I wonder why? The mall is an acronym for “Married officers accommodation living lines”. Yes, from the British era, Britishers build accommodations for the employees here and these roads got names.
Manali also houses a mall road that surrounds multiple shops. The place is the center heart where all the crowds and especially honeymoon couples love to gather and roam around.
BEAS
Manali lies on the left bank of the Beas river. The river originates from the Beas Kund behind the mountain in the picture from the Beas Kund. It traverses whole Manali moving toward Kullu. You can walk around the bank of these holy river and enjoy the vibes of the place.
TREKKING ROUTES
One thing that differentiate differentiate Manali from other hill stations is the option of trekking routes. Several trek routes either long one or short one start from Manali as a base camp. A short day trek of one day or long day trek starts from Manali. It’s a complete paradise for trekkers I can say. I listed some short and long day trek below:
- Lamadugh Trek
- Panduropa Trek
- Jogini waterfall Trek
LONG DAY TREK
- Deo Tibba Trek
- Beas Kund Trek
- Bhrigu Lake Trek
- Friendship peak
- Hanuman Tibba Trek
OLD TEMPLES
Hadimba Temple constructed in 1553 is home to the goddess Hadimba. According to Hindu mythology, Hadimba was the wife of Bhima, one of the brothers of Pandya brothers. She meditated in the region for her sins. She was given the position of Goddess by the Goddess Durga, Whose 10 cm long footprint is found at the entrance. Temple is located at Van Vihar forest, 2.3 KM by road from Manali bus stand.
Vashisht Temple is another remarkable 4000 years old temple located at Vashisht village. Temple house the Rishi vashisht one of the seven sages of Hindu. According to the mythology, He was left depressed when he found out that his children were killed by sage Vishwamitra. He tried to commit suicide in the river Beas but the river refused to kill him. Temple house the hot water spring which is known for its medicinal purposes.
Manu Temple another old pagoda-style architecture is one of the famous attractions in the region. It’s the home of king King Vaivasta Manu who believes to be the creator of the human race.
Crossroads IN Manali
Leh, Rohtang, Keylong, Baralacha Pass, etc all the famous tourist places that lead to Manali. Manali is a famous tourist place where you can find number of hotels to stay during traveling. but always remember during the peak tourist season (Dec to Jan and May to Jun) the availability of room can be an issue. Otherwise, hotels from Rs 500 to expensive one is available.
Jogini Waterfall
Jogini waterfall is must place in Manali located near the vashisht village. You trek after the Vashisht village from the forest watching the beautiful landscape of the valley, mountains of Manali.
CONCLUSION
There are multiple places you can discover yourself around Manali. You just need to roam around it. I have covered only a few places but In the future, I will love to discover more about Manali. Till then, the memories of Manali that I have collected so far is the treasure that I love to think about.