Vashisht Hot Springs, Manali

Vashisht was Lakshman's Guru in our epic Ramayana. He used to live around this area! This village has abudant supply of hot water from the Sulphur springs. The entire foreign crowd seems to be halting here for its both warm and pious!

This video was telecast on IMF, USA.

Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft) in the Beas River valley, is an important hill station in the Himalayan mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is administratively a part of the Kullu District. The population is approx. 30,000. The small town was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin. Manali and its surrounding areas are of great significance to the Indian culture and heritage as it was the home and abode of the Saptarshi or seven sages. The ancient cave temple, Hidimba Devi Temple, is not far from town.

In ancient times, the valley was sparsely populated by nomadic hunters known as "rakshas". The next arrivals were the shepherds who arrived from the Kangra valley and settled to take up agriculture. Some of the earliest inhabitants of the region are the 'naur' or 'nar' which is a caste unique to the Kullu valley. Only a few naur families are known to exist now. A naur family in the village Soyal near Haripur on the west bank of Manali was famous for the vast land they owned and their practice of having 'rakshas' as their labourers.

The British were responsible for introducing apples and trout which were not native to Manali. It is said that when apple trees were first planted the fruits were so plentiful that often branches, unable to bear the weight would collapse. To this day apple along with plum and pear remains the best source of income for the majority of its inhabitants.

Tourism in Manali received a real boost after the rise of militancy in Kashmir in the late 1980s. This once quiet village was transformed into a bustling town with hundreds of hotels and restaurants.

Manali is also the name of an old district of Armenia c. 400-800

Many films have been shot in Manali including Henna, Laal Dupatta Malmal Ka, Krrish etc. In the month of May 2007 parts of the film Jab We Met were shot in Manali starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor.

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[shantiborena]

I miss Vashisht!!!



[sherbear2345]

SIM SIM SALABAIN!!!

[mazzmanali]

home sweet home,do miss it,and little bimla with her heens tatoos.thanks was feeling home sick.

[rajutel]

plz accept my video response.

[Anet000]

that does not look like clean place..that big tank meant to be spa?? thats sicking

[mikocher77]

Danyavad for this video :-)

Spent there an amazing 4-5 weeks...

[sevenstarsister]

thank you 4 this ...

i want to go back there & spend time in the bath

[insanelymute]

Such a beautiful place... *sighs*