Showing posts with label Parvati Valley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parvati Valley. Show all posts

Monday, 2 November 2015

Bijli Mahadev

Bijli Mahadev is one of the famous Shiva temples of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an altitude of about 2,460m in the Kullu Valley.Visitor can be approached by a rewarding trek of 3 km. A panoramic view of Kullu and Paravati valleys can be seen from the temple. The 60 feet high staff of Bijli Mahadev temple glistens like a silver needle in the sun.
This temple is situated in a meadow with lush green forests in the surroundings, 14 KM from Kullu.During ‘Shivaratri’ every year, great rush of devotees gather here to pay homage to Lord-Shiva.


Bird eye view of parvati valley from Bijli Mahadev :-




Friday, 19 June 2015

Kasol, Parvati Valley



Kasol is a village in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River. It is located 42 km east of Kullu at the height of 1640 meters. Kasol is partitioned into Old Kasol and New Kasol on the either side of the bridge. Kasol is at distance of 5 kilometre from holy place Manikaran.Kasol is the one of best place to spend your vacation away from the crowd and traffic.Kasol is an open space by the banks of the Parvati River surrounded by thick pine forest.River is full of with trout fish and Kasol is best place for angling as well as river rafting.This place is also known as mini Israel because lots of foreigner settled in Kasol.

Kasol is an ideal destination for backpackers, trekkers and special thing about place is Kasol has great climate throughout the year. It is base for trekking towards SarPass, Yanker Pass, Pin Parbati Pass and Khirganga.

The best thing is you can enjoy here the best food like Israeli, Chinese, Continental, North Indian and local dishes in hotel and restaurant Even there menu and signboards outside shops are also written in Hebrew.Best time to visit Kasol is from March to May.Once you visit Kasol place will invites you again and again.Hotels and Shops price are fair mostly shops sell accessories like hand crafted bags,decorative items etc.The lounges offer Rock n roll, Trance, ambient music which makes it a popular attraction with UV wall decors.People of village are quite humble and soft hearted they.