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 УDevbhumiФ 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.

The twin beauty of Dalhousie and Khajjiyar

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The best thing he told us was that zorbing and paragliding takes place 1km down the road. So we headed there straight and yeah it was happening. We could see the zorbing ball but no gliders. After talking to the organizers we came to know paragliding happens early morning 9-10am as winds speeds are less at that time.

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рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдордирд╛рд▓реА – рднрд╛рдЧ 2

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Tenzin рдФрд░ balli рдиреЗ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рдореЛрдмрд╛рдЗрд▓ рдирдВрдмрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рднреА рдЙрдирдХрд╛ рдирдВрдмрд░ рдорд╛рдБрдЧрд╛ рддреЛ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдпреЗ рдирдВрдмрд░ рддреЛ рд╣рдо рдЕрдм рдмрдВрдж рдХрд░ рджреЗрдВрдЧреЗред рдЕрдм рддреЛ рд╕реАрдЬрди рдЦрддреНрдо рд╣реЛрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИред рд╣рдо рд▓реЛрдЧ рдирд╡рдВрдмрд░-рджрд┐рд╕рдВрдмрд░ рдореЗ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдЪрд▓реЗ рдЬрд╛рдПрдБрдЧреЗред Tenzin рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА ISBT рдордЬрдиреВ рдХрд╛ рдЯреАрд▓рд╛ рдХреЗ рдкрд╛рд╕ Tibet Colony рдЬрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ред balli рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рдореЗ рд╕реЗрдХреНрдЯрд░-34 рдореЗ Tibet market рдореЗ рджреБрдХрд╛рди рд▓рдЧрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рдерд╛ред balli рдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд╛ рджрд┐рд╕рдВрдмрд░ рдореЗ рдорд╛рд░реНрдХрд┐рдЯ рдЖрдирд╛ рд╡рд╣реАрдБ рдорд┐рд▓ рдЬрд╛рдКрдБрдЧрд╛ред

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рдиреЛрдПрдбрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдЪрдиреНрджреНрд░рддрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд╛рдпрд╛ рдордирд╛рд▓реА – рднрд╛рдЧ 1

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рдХреБрд▓реНрд▓реВ рд╕реЗ рдмрд╕ рдореЗ рднреАреЬ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдИред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рднреА рд╢рд░рд╛реЮрдд рд╕реЗ рд╕реАрдЯ рдЫреЛреЬ рджреА рдФрд░ рдЦрд┐реЬрдХреА рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕реАрдЯ рдкрд░ рдмреИрда рдЧрдпрд╛ред рд╡реИрд╕реЗ рддреЛ рдХреБрд▓реНрд▓реВ рд╕реЗ рдордирд╛рд▓реА рдХрд░реАрдм рдбреЗреЭ (1hr 30mins ) рдШрдВрдЯреЗ рдХрд╛ рд╣реА рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╛ рд╣реИ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рднреАреЬ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рдореИрдВ рд╕рдордЭ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЯрд╛рдЗрдо рдЬреНрдпрд╛рджрд╛ рд▓рдЧрдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд╣реИред рдореЗрд░реЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд╕реАрдЯ рдкрд░ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдХреЗ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдмреИрдареЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗред рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЙрдирдХреЛ рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдореЗрд░реА рдПрдХ реЮреЛрдЯреЛ рдЦреАрдВрдЪрдиреЗ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдмреЛрд▓рд╛ред рдХреИрдорд░рд╛ рджреЗрдЦ рдХрд░ рдмрдЪреНрдЪреЗ рдЦреБрд╢ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдП рдФрд░ рдЭрдЯ рд╕реЗ рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рдЧрдПред

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рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА — рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреА-рдХреБрдЫ рдореАрдареА (рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛)

рдШреБрдордХреНрдХрдбрд╝реА — рдХреБрдЫ рдЦрдЯреНрдЯреА-рдХреБрдЫ рдореАрдареА (рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛)

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We were enjoying the trekking. ┬аA group of Rajasthanis were also going with us. ┬аThey had ┬аdrums with them and they were loudly singing bhajans and going fast. ┬аMy father said – it is not good to sing while trekking on steep slopes, their songs will be stopped soon. ..and it happened too. ┬аIn the way there was a small tea shop where we enjoyed our tea with Neemari Pakoras. ┬аThe shopkeeper showed us some wild elephants, who were grazing in the valley below.

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Jalori Pass !

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JALORI JOT (PASS)┬а Till now you read that after visiting Jwalajai, Rewalsar, Parashar, Manikaran, we stayed at Pandoh.┬а Everyone was happy that we were…

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Manikaran !

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The night was spent nicely at Bajaura and next day we were fresh to start our journey further. ┬аFrom Bajaura we reversed towards Kullu…

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Road to Chandratal

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We reach Kunzum jot, slightly off the main road and where vehicles take a customary loop to offer prayers. It is an overcast morning…. has continued to be so since Losar. More clouds come rolling in and almost obscure the Stupas at Kunzum Jot. Behind the Stupas and to their right, the track is clearly visible going to Chandratal. As our three vehicles halt there, we see no sign of the advance party. After mulling our options, we decide that one vehicle will go down the Kunzumla towards Batal and check out the motorable road to Chandratal since that is the only other place the other Scorpio could be. Sure enough, in a while we get a message from a tourist vehicle coming from Batal that our two Scorpios are at the motorable road and for us to join them there.

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Parashar Lake

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The journey was started with a visit to Bheemakali temple. ┬аThe temple was looking maginificent from the hotel itself but when we reached the…

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Chandrataal – the Moon Lake

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As we moved ahead, we crossed more and more nallahs. To our surprise they were even more dangerous now. The water flow was huge, it was so violent, we thought as if we were going to flow away with the water down to the Spiti river.

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Spiti…. journey through тАШThe middle landтАЩ

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Bypassing such quaint villages as Yangthang, Chango and Leo, we press on for Nako. I have great hope that the cloud cover will disperse enough for Reo Purgyal, the highest peak in Himachal to be visible. Unfortunately, the peaks are all shrouded in thick clouds. We have a very long way ahead and no time to tarry. We do not even swing by Nako Lake consoling ourselves that we would see the Chandratal anyway today and hurry ahead. Far, far below us is the meandering Spiti and the beautiful Leo village is visible low down across the valley.
The route takes us through barren, crumbling mountainsides and the presence of a BRO detachment alerts us to the proximity of the Malling Nallah stretch which is infamous for being a perpetual landslide zone. It does not disappoint. We cross the Malling Nallah and come to a halt behind two other vehicles. A JCB is busy clearing an enormous few ton boulder in the landslide while a steady rain of shooting stones continues. It is scary, to say the least. I guess the BRO knows how dangerous it is and has concluded that this is minor enough for the work to continue. Hats off to these sentinels of the roads in these remote areas!

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Himachal Revisited (Aug,14)

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This time, while in India, visit to Himachal was more of necessity than tourism… leaving behind Iceland, Landing in Delhi full of heat and humidity was not a joke…. at the airport itself, we were almost fainted and without waiting for my friend to come to pick up, hired a taxi and went home…the heat and humidity was unbearable as the body had tuned to climate of Iceland…. so to go back to Iceland settings, Himachal trip was mandatory

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рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рдЪрд▓ рдбрд╛рдпрд░реА : рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдЬреА рдЭреАрд▓ рдФрд░ рдкрд╛рдБрд╡рдЯрд╛ рд╕рд╛рд╣реЗрдм рдХреА рддрд░рдл… рднрд╛рдЧ 4

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рдЭреАрд▓ рд╢рдмреНрдж рддреЛ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдо рдореЗрдВ рд╣реА рд╕реНрддреНрд░реА рд▓рд┐рдВрдЧ рд╣реИ, рдЗрд╕рд▓рд┐рдпреЗрдВ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рддреЛ рдЕрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рд╣реИ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдкреВрд░реЗ рд░рд╛рд╕реНрддреЗ рднрд░ рд╣рдореЗ рдЬреЛ рднреА рд╕рд╛рдЗрди рдмреЛрд░реНрдб рджрд┐рдЦреЗ, рд╕рднреА рдкрд░ рдЭреАрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рд▓рд┐рдЦрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИ, рд╣рдореЗ рдЖрд╢реНрдЪрд░реНрдп рддреЛ рд╣реИ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЗрд╕рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЕрдВрджрд╛рдЬрд╛ рднреА рд▓рдЧ рдЬрд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕рдореНрднрд╡рддрдГ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдХреЛрдИ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рдЕрд╡рд╢реНрдп рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдорд┐рдердХреАрдп рдЗрддрд┐рд╣рд╛рд╕ рд╕реЗ рдЕрднреА рддреЛ рд╣рдо рд╕рд░реНрд╡рдерд╛ рдЕрдирднрд┐рдЬреНрдЮ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╣рдордиреЗ рддреЛ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рдЗрддрдирд╛ рднрд░ рд╕реБрдирд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕рдХреА рдЖрдХреГрддрд┐ рдПрдХ рд▓реЗрдЯреА рд╣реБрдИ рдорд╣рд┐рд▓рд╛ рд╕рд░реАрдЦреА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рдХрд╛рдлреА рдмрдврд╝реЗ рд╣рд┐рд╕реНрд╕реЗ рдкрд░ рдХрдорд▓ рдХреЗ рдлреВрд▓ рдЦрд┐рд▓рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

рдЗрдзрд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рдЕрдм рдЬрд┐рд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдкрд░ рдкрд╣реБрдВрдЪреЗ рд╣реИрдВ, рд╡рд╣ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдФрд░ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рдХрд╛ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рд╣реИ | рдПрдХ рд╣реА рдкреНрд░рд╛рдВрдЧрдг рдореЗрдВ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛рдЬреА рдХреЗ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рд╣реА рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдордЬреА рдХрд╛ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░…, рдорд╕реНрддрд┐рдХ рд╕реЗ рд╕реНрдореГрддрд┐ рдХрд╛ рдзреБрдВрдзрд▓рдХрд╛ рдорд┐рдЯрдиреЗ рд▓рдЧрд╛, рдпрд╛рдж рдЖрдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдЬреА рддреЛ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдХреА рдорд╛рддрд╛ рдЬреА рдереА, рдХреБрдЫ рд╣рдордиреЗ рдпрд╛рдж рдХрд┐рдпрд╛, рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдордиреНрджрд┐рд░ рд╕реЗ рдкрддрд╛ рдЪрд▓рд╛, рддреЛ рдХреБрд▓ рдорд┐рд▓рд╛рдХрд░ рдЬреЛ рдЬрд╛рдирдХрд╛рд░реА рдЗрдХрдЯреНрдареА рд╣реБрдИ, рдЙрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рд╛рд░ рдХреБрдЫ рдЗрд╕ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╣реИ-

рд╣рд┐рдорд╛рдЪрд▓ рдХреЗ рдЗрд╕реА рдкрд░реНрд╡рддреАрдп рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдЬрдВрдЧрд▓реЛ рдХреА рдХрдВрджрд░рд╛рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдЬрдорджрдЧреНрдирд┐ рдЕрдкрдиреА рдкрддреНрдиреА рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдПрдХ рдЖрд╢реНрд░рдо рдореЗрдВ рд░рд╣рддреЗ рдереЗ | рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рд╕рд╣рд╕рддреНрд░рдЬреБрди рдХреА рдиреАрдпрдд рдбреЛрд▓реА рдФрд░ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдкрддреНрдиреА рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЛ рдкрд╛рдиреЗ рдХреА рдЕрднрд┐рд▓рд╛рд╖рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рдЬрдорджрдЧреНрдирд┐ рдХрд╛ рд╡рдз рдХрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ | рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╕рдд рдХреА рд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдФрд░ рджреБрд╖реНрдЯ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рд╕реЗ рдмрдЪрдиреЗ рд╣реЗрддреБ рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдореН рдХреЛ рдЬрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рд╕рдорд╛рдзрд┐рд╖реНрда рдХрд░ рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛, рдмрд╛рдж рдореЗрдВ рдкрд░рд╢реБрд░рд╛рдо рдФрд░ рджреЗрд╡рддрд╛рдпреЛрдВ рдиреЗ рдЕрд╕реБрд░ рдХрд╛ рд╡рдз рдХрд┐рдпрд╛, рдФрд░ рдЛрд╖рд┐ рд╡ рд░реЗрдгреБрдХрд╛ рдХреЛ рдирд╡ рдЬреАрд╡рди рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рдлрд┐рд░ рдареАрдХ рдЙрд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдЬрд▓ рдзрд╛рд░рд╛ рдлреВрдЯреА рдЬрд┐рд╕рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдХрд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд╛рдг рд╣реБрдЖ | рдорд┐рдердХ рдХреБрдЫ рднреА рд╣реЛ, рдкрд░рдиреНрддреБ рдЖрд╕ рдкрд╛рд╕ рдХреЗ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд╕рд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдЗрд╕ рдЬрдЧрд╣ рдХрд╛ рдзрд╛рд░реНрдорд┐рдХ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡ рд╣реИ рдФрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдЗрд╕ рджрдВрдд рдХрдерд╛ рдХреЛ рдорд╛рдирддреЗ рднреА рд╣реИрдВ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рд╕рдмрд╕реЗ рдмрдврд╝рд╛ рдЬреНрд╡рд▓рдВрдд рдкреНрд░рдорд╛рдг рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рд╣реА рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреАрдп рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд╕реА рдЬрдм рдЗрд╕ рдЭреАрд▓ рдореЗрдВ рдиреМрдХрд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╣рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдпреЗ рдЬрд╛рддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рддреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдЬреВрддреЗ-рдЪрдкреНрдкрд▓ рдХрд┐рдирд╛рд░реЗ рдкрд░ рд╣реА рдЙрддрд╛рд░ рджреЗрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ |

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