Himachal Pradesh

In the lap of the great Himalayan Ranges lies this mesmerising state of Himachal Pradesh. Possessing an enviable diversity of natural beauty, Himachal Pradesh cradles snow capped mountains, snow fed rivers, dense deodar forests, cultivated terraces and apple orchards within itself. Fondly called as �Devbhumi� or land of the Gods, this land welcomes visitors to enjoy the natural splendour of Rajgarh Valley, Chail, Great Himalayan National Park and Pin Valley National Park. For a peek into the past, there are historical sites like Sujanpur Tihra and Kangra Fort.
Bird watchers would love the Maharana Pratap Sagar Lake Sanctuary, which attracts multitudes of migratory ducks from the Siberian region during winter months. Himachal Pradesh has pleasant summers and cold winters with snowfall in some places. Many favoured destinations for those who wish to get away from the heat of the plains are the hill stations of Simla, Dalhousie, Kasauli, Manali and Chail.

Rohtang La – Ride of a lifetime

By Kshitija Shandilya

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From desert to greens – The drive back from Leh via Keylong and Manali

By Asif Khan

Almost 350 KMs out of 474 KMs long Leh – Manali Highway, does not have any civilization, although you would find some tented accommodations and tea stalls at every 30 to 40 KM. It is necessary to carry extra fuel because there is no petrol station from Leh till Tandi (around 365 KMs).

An exhilarating Trip to Mcleod Ganj and Naddi

By Sishir Mohammed

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Baralacha-la pass at an altitude of 4890 meters

To Leh by road : Journey from Chandigarh – Srinagar – Kargil

By Asif Khan

Had a lunch/prayer break at world’s second coldest inhabited place Drass (after Siberia). Winters in Drass are cold with average lows around −22 °C and as low as −45 °C at the peak of winter. The lowest temperature was recorded around −60 °C during 2005. We were told by some locals that everybody in mountain keeps at least 4 to 6 months food stock for emergencies.

The best of KASOL and TOSH in winters

By Anchal Sarraf

Hill top of tosh was completely covered with snow, we took some pics and then we started looking for hotels to stay, there were many hotels like: pink floyd, hill top, blue diamond. We checked facilities and rates in each and finally we choose blue diamond to stay. There we got a big room with 5 beds which was sufficient for 6 people, we were all wet, as it was raining when we were trekking to hill top of tosh, so we decided to play in snow and then change. We locked our room and went down to play in snow, we were literally freezing in that temperature, and it was around -2 degree celcius at that time.

पार्वती घाटी (कुल्लू) में एकल (solo) घुमक्कड़ी — बिजली महादेव मंदिर, कुल्लू

By MUNESH MISHRA

स्थानीय लोगों के अनुसार आकाश से गिरने वाली जोरदार बिजली भगवान महादेव के इस मंदिर में विराजमान पवित्र शिवलिंग पर गिरती है, जो इस पवित्र शिवलिंग को टुकड़ों में बिखेर देती है। बिजली से खंडित हुए शिवलिंग के आसपास गिरे टुकड़ों को एकत्रित करके मंदिर के पुजारी मक्खन की सहायता से शिवलिंग के टुकड़ों को फिर से शिवलिंग के आकर में जोड़ देते है. कुछ समय के पश्चात् चमत्कारी रूप से शिवलिंग अपने आप पहले की तरह पूर्ण रूप में परिवर्तित हो जाता है।

New Year 2017 bash at Big Shimla Carnival

By Agrta Singh

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Mesmerising White Manali in New Year’s Eve – Part 1

By Gaurav

After around two hours, we managed to reach a place from where we could easily walk up to Solang. The entire valley was covered with white snow sheet, and adventure activities like zorbing and paragliding which used to be attraction of this place were altogether missing.

Kasauli Chalein !!!!

By Shadab Noor

We ended our first day at the Gilbert’s Trail and headed towards our hotel. Though our hotel was a little away from the main town, but it had lovely location and views. We spent some quality time walking on the pathway leading to the main road, we did countless round of walking but none of us felt anything called tiredness, and at the passageway we made some moments which will be cherished throughout our lives.

पार्वती घाटी (कुल्लू) में एकल (solo) घुमक्कड़ी — तोष, कसोल और छलाल

By MUNESH MISHRA

कसोल से लगभग दो किलोमीटर दूर छलाल गांव तक इस पुल को पार करने के बाद केवल पैदल ही जाया जा सकता है. छलाल गांव में जाने वाला रास्ता पार्वती नदी के किनारे है. रास्ते के एक ओर पार्वती नदी के जल का मधुर स्वर पूरे रास्ते आपके कानों से टकराता रहता है. और दूसरी ओर ऊँचे पर्वत इस मार्ग को मनोहारी बना देते है. देवदार के घने वृक्षों से होकर छलाल गांव तक की पदयात्रा का अनुभव अपने आप में अनूठा है.
छलाल गांव में पहुँचने पर शाम हो चुकी थी. रात्रि विश्राम के लिए छलाल में रूककर अगले दिन आगे की यात्रा का निर्णय लिया.

पार्वती घाटी (कुल्लू) में एकल (solo) घुमक्कड़ी — खीर गंगा से वापसी

By MUNESH MISHRA

नकथान में ग्रामवासियों को दैनिक जीवन के क्रिया कलापों को करते देखा जा सकता है. अपने आस-पास उपलब्ध दैनिक जीवन के सीमित सुविधा, संसाधनों से संतुष्ट यहाँ के लोग जीवन को वास्तविक रूप में जीते हैं. झरनों का बहता स्वच्छ-शुद्ध जल, पहाड़ों से होकर आती शीतल सुगन्धित वायु, पहाड़ों के बीच बहती पार्वती नदी, छोटे-छोटे खेत और बागों में उगने वाले फल, सब्जी और अन्न और साथ में रहने वाले सहयोगी पशु. जीवन को वास्तविक रूप में जीने के लिए बस इतना ही चाहिए इसके अतिरिक्त बाकी सब जीवन को और अधिक सुविधा-संपन्न बनाने की कभी न ख़त्म होने वाली लालसा ही है.

Chandigarh to Mandi – The fast and furious highway ride

By Nitish Kumar

It was a long long hill drive for sure and in such perfect conditions of roads that if I had any longing for hill drive then it should have been satisfied completely by now (Must have been 200 kms in hills in this journey). After having a bump free ride for at least 400-450 kms till now, finally I was to face reality.

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