Showing posts with label Mana village. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mana village. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Chardham tour 2011

Uttarkashi : Situated at the bank of river Bhagirathi. The temple of Lord Vishwanath is located here where a massive iron trident is erected. The other important temples situated here are Ekadash Rudra, Bhairav, Gyaneshwar and Goddess Kuteti Devi.


Guptakashi : is located in the Northern Himalayan belt within the Mandakini river valley, which has lush green forests. A number of streams and rivulets drain into the main Mandakini River. It has salubrious climate with its elevation being around 1,319 meters (4,330 ft). The snow sparkling view of the Chaukhamba peak is a lovely sight to behold in the morning hours from here. The valley has large magnolia trees (locally called Champa) that provide a sweet scented atmosphere to the place.

Pipalkoti : is a small and scenic town situated at an elevation of 1,260mts above sea level. It is located 17kms after Chamoli on NH58. Pipalkoti acts a relaxation point for people traveling to Badrinath, Auli, Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers. It is nestled amidst lush green mountains and terraced fields. Pipalkoti provides delightful views of the snow clad mountains and green hills all around.

Tapt Kund : Natural thermal springs on the bank of the river Alaknanda, where it is customary to bathe before entering the Badrinath temple.

Narad Kund : A recess in the river, near Tapt Kund, forming a pool from where the Badrinath idol was recovered.

Mata Murty Temple : Devoted to the mother of Sri Badrinathji. Other important temples include Sesh Netra Temple, Urvashi Temple and Charanpaduka.

Mana Village : Inhabited by an Indo-Mongolian tribe, it is the last Indian village before Tibet.

Bhim Pul : On the other side of Mana village, a massive rock forming a natural bridge lies over the roaring Saraswati River. It presents a spectacular view of water thundering down through the narrow passage under the rock and is believed to have been placed there by Bhim, the second eldest among the five Pandava brothers.

Vyas Gufa (cave) : Near Mana Village, this is a rock-cave where Ved Vyas is believed to have composed the Mahabharata and the pauranic commentaries.

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Uttarakhand village near China border lacks basic facilities

Mana (Uttarakhand), May 31 (ANI): Uttarakhand's Mana village bordering China is one of the favoured tourist destinations, but lacks basic facilities like proper housing and roads and has poor connectivity too.

Though it is a beautiful place, but no proper and basic facilities are provided by the government here. The connectivity is very poor; all the roads are broken," said Sunil Kumar Mittal, a tourist.

"This village borders China and they have train facility their, but no such facility is provided by the government here," he added.

Mana is emerging as a tourist destination as many devotees visiting Badrinath come here to enjoy its beauty.

But tourists and locals said that inspite of repeated requests to the government; no development work has taken place.

Government officials, however, said they have formulated many schemes for the upliftment of the village and will provide villagers as well as the tourists all facilities.

"Mana village has been declared a tourist destination. We have proposed schemes for proper connectivity of this village with other parts of the country and for construction of roads here," said Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Madan Kaushik.

"We have decided to bring this village under the category of village tourism schemes. Villagers will also be provided with better houses," he added. (ANI)