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Himachal
Pradesh ( Kullu )
Kullu is bewitching region, every part of
which has a charm of its own. In the spring, Kullu
is at most colourful form. Early in march, apricot
and plum trees, dotted along the fields, brust into
pink blossom and wild mediars are crowned with
white flowers. The higher slopes are soon a glow
with gorgeous rhododendrons, while scarlet clusters
of the sumash blaze near the rivers among the
terraced field turning from green to gold. The
flowers give the appearance of trees decked with
little red lanters, with autumn clear blue sides
return, and ochre, Kullu is charming in summer, but
it is even more fascinating in autumn.
In the 17th century, Raja Jagat Singh
installed here an ideal of Lord Raghunathji, which
he brought from Ayodhya. As a mark of his penance,
helplaced the idol on his throne and it became the
residing deity of the valley.
Other temples around Kullu include Vaishno
Devi, 4 Km of the Manali road, where the goddess is
enshrined in a cave. Jagannathi Devi is 4.8 Km.
away from Bhekhi village which affords good views
of Kullu. The Bijli Mahadev temple is famous for
its 60 ft high staff which periodically attract
lightning that shatters the Shivalinga each time
this happens.
Kaisdhar is a scenic spot, 12 Km out of
Kullu, across a steep hill. The Basheshwar Mahadev
Temple, famous for its stone carvings, is 15 Km
away in bajaura. Raison is a beautiful camping site
13 Km from Kullu on the banks of the Beas.
Bhuntar gives access into the adjoining
valley of the Parvati and Sainj. The Parvati
Valley, named after the consort of the Lord Shivam
is well known for Manikaran which is reversed as a
place of pilgrimage by Hindus and Sikhs, it is also
famous for its hot sulphur springs.
According to legend a gaint serpent stole Parvati's
earrings while she was bathing. The Shiva
threatened him, he snorted the jewels out from
under earth, creating holes through which the water
now emerges, Kasol, on the Parvati river, it an
angler's paradise.
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