Kullu Manali Voyage

Trip to Kullu Manali, one of the most visited hill station in India, to fall in love with nature. Spend your vacations in the beautiful lush green surroundings, indulge yourself in some adventure activities and enjoy the beauty of sightseeing in Kullu Manali.
Kullu Manali is one of the exotic hill stations of Himachal Pradesh. Kullu and Manali are located very near to each other therefore they are referred by combined name. The scenic beauty of these hill stations is adorned with snow-capped mountains peaks, vardent valleys, fruit laden apple orchards, lush evergreen meadows, forest covered hilly areas, ancient temples etc. The apple laden valleys of Kullu mesmerizes the visitors. On the other side Manali is famous for its skiing slopes in Indian subcontinent.

Rohtang Pass
Rohtang Pass is the famous tourist destination, located an altitude of 4,112 m. Beas Kund, from where the river beas originates is located on the southern side of this pass. The best season to visit the place is from May to November. Th e rest of the months route to Rohtang is covered snow.

Hadimba Devi Temple
The Hadimba Devi Temple is a wooded temple, built by Maharaja Bahadur Singh in 1553. It is dedicated to Goddess Hadimba Devi, wife of Bhima, one of the five Pandavas. The temple is built in Pagoda style of architecture, consisting 24 m high tower. There is no idol placed inside the shrine, visitors worship footprints engraved on the stone.

Solang Valley
Solang Valley is one of the hot adventure spot destinations. Adventurous people can enjoy Paragliding, skating, trekking and skiing.

Raghunath temple
Raghunath temple is one of the most sacred Hindu temple, dedicated to Lord Raghunathji. It was built in 1650 AD in Pahari and Pyramid style. The idol inside the temple was brought by King of Kullu from Ayodhya, the birth place of Lord Rama.

Bijli Mahadev Temple
Bijli Mhadev temple is located at an altitude of 2,450 m. Built in a traditional Pahari style, it is dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is an interesting fact related to the temple. It is said that the Shiv linga placed inside the shrine breaks into two pieces every year by lightening and priest rejoins it with butter and satto.

Manikaran Sahib
Manikaran Sahib Gurudwara is located at a distance of 45 km from Kullu. The holy shrine is one of the revered sacred place for Sikh pilgrims. It is famous for its hot water springs which are used for cooking Kheer and also used for cooking rice and dal.

Kullu-Manali is famous for some thrilling and exciting adventure activities. There are many places of interest for adventurous people to indulge themselves in exciting sport activities like mountaineering, trekking, skiing, heli skiing, ice skating, white water rafting and paragliding.
Kullu Manali Voyage
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   By Nisha Kaur
Published: 11/20/2009
 
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