Known for the mellow splendour of its landscape, the Kangra Valley is located south of the imposing snowy Dhauladhars in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. Contrasting with the wooded beauty of the low ridges and valleys studded with charming…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Beas, Dhauladhars, Garli, Guler, Haripur, Heritage, Himachal, Himalayas, Kangra, Masroor, Nagrota, Nandpur, Paragpur, Pong, Punjab, Shivalik, Surian, Tatwani, travel
Straddling the Beas River as it emerges out of the confines of the Himalayas, the Pong Lake lay limitlessly spread in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh marking the state border with Punjab. Early this winter season in December 2015, I…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels, Wildlife
Tags: Barrage, Beas, Bird, birding, Birdwatching, conservation, Dharamsala, Himachal, Kangra, Lake, Maharana, Pong, Ramsar, travel, Wetland, Wildlife
The ensuing thoughts are based on my visit to the popular destination Solang late in the spring last year. Having visited Manali on numerous occasions serving varied purposes, it was only then when the long cherished wish to experience its…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: adventure, Bara Banghal, Beas, Deodar, Himachal, Himalaya, Kothi, Kullu, Manali, Palchan, Photography, Pirpanjal, Rohtang, Solang, travel, Valley, Vashishth
Situated a little more than ten kilometer from the fine spreading of enormous deodars jacketing the touristy Manali, Kothi makes for quite a visible delight. At 2552 m, almost placed at the foot of the mighty Rohtang La, since time…
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Category: Himachal Pradesh, Travels
Tags: Banghal, Beas, Great Himalayan Range, Gulaba, Himachal Pradesh, Kothi, Kullu, Manali, Moorcraft, Palchan, Photography, Rahla, Rohtang, Shakuntla Tibba, Solang, travel, Trebuck, Valley