Kullu is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. The district stretches from the village of Rampur in the south to the Rohtang Pass in the North. Kullu is the capital town of the Kullu district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... , Himachal Pradesh   (Panjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪਰਦੇਸ਼,(Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, IPA: ) is a state in the north-west of India. ... Rampur is a city located in the Northern part of Uttar Pradesh between Moradabad and Bareilly, not far from Delhi. ... Categories: Stub ...

The largest valley in the district is called the Kullu Valley, which is also known as the Valley of the Gods. There is also a town called Kullu which sits on the banks of the Beas River in the central part of the valley. Another important valley in the district is the Lug valley where the main forest contractors have been extracting timber from the forests for the last 150 years and continue to do so today.^[1] Farther north lies the town of Manali. Fljótsdalur in East Iceland, a rather flat valley In geology, a valley is a depression with predominant extent in one direction. ... Kullu Valley is the largest valley in the Kullu district, in Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Kullu is the capital town of the Kullu district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... The Beas River (Punjabi: ) runs through the Northwestern Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. ... Lug valley Lug valley is a valley in the Kullu district of the Himalayan region in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The ancient seat of the kings of Kullu was at Naggar Castle, about 12 km north of the present town, and thought to have been built in the early 16th century by Raja Sidh Sing. Raja Jagat Singh (1637-72) moved the capital in the middle of the 17th century to its present position, and called it Sultanpur. The Royal compound consists of the "Rupi Palace, several temples, and a long narrow bazaar descending the hill."

The British took all of Kangra and Kullu from the Sikhs in 1846. It is still used as home by the royal descendants, but the more ancient Naggar Castle was sold to the British. Kangra is a town in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh state in northern India, and lends its name to the district of the same name. ... A Sikh man wearing a turban The adherents of Sikhism are called Sikhs. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Since the onset of the most recent unrest in Kashmir, Manali and the Kullu Valley in general, have become important destinations for tourists escaping the summer heat of India. Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ...

In the eastern part of the district, the village of Manikaran contains Sikh and Hindu temples and popular hot springs. The Hidimba Devi Temple is at Manali. Manikaran is located in a valley between two rivers, northeast of Bhuntar in the Kulu District of Himachal Pradesh. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... Hidimba Devi Temple Hidimba Devi Temple is at Manali, a hill station in Himachal Pradesh state of northwest India. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

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See also

• Lug Valley
• Kullu Valley

Lug valley Lug valley is a valley in the Kullu district of the Himalayan region in the state of Himachal Pradesh, India. ... Kullu Valley is the largest valley in the Kullu district, in Himachal Pradesh, India. ...

See notes

1. ^ History of Ropeways in Kullu. Retrieved on 2006-12-24.

Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Further reading

Chetwode, Penelope. 1972. Kulu: The End of the Habitable World. John Murray, London. Reprint: Time Books International, New Delhi. ISBN 81-85113-20-3

the people residing at the higher regions of kulu partially have mongolian features. it seems that sometimes in past there was migration from tibet or ladakh or lahul to kulu in large numbers. those migrants got mixed with local people. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x958, 167 KB) India This is a NASA World Wind screenshot. ... Download high resolution version (890x868, 24 KB)I, John Hill, took this photo myself in 1973. ... [1]. // Land Himachal Pradesh, spread over 55,673 sq. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1300x1700, 479 KB) Satellite image of the Indus River basin. ... 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 other speculation is that there were bhudhist minorities living here who were originally from tibet,lahul or ladakh or spiti. 

as time passed they converted to hinduism. or they were forcibly brought under hinduism by the kings of kulu.