A view of the mountains near the town of Manali, India.

A view of the Manali River near the town of Manali, India.

Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft), an important hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is administratively part of the Kullu District. The population is approx. 30,000. Manali File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Manali File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1512x1032, 334 KB)A view of the Manali River (circa 1984) near the town of Manali in India showing some student campers. ... Download high resolution version (1512x1032, 334 KB)A view of the Manali River (circa 1984) near the town of Manali in India showing some student campers. ... Himachal Pradesh, formally the Punjab Hill States, is a state in northwest India. ... Kullu is a district in Himachal Pradesh, India. ...

It 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. Yarkand (modern Chinese name 叶城, pinyin ye cheng, also Chokkuka, anciently Suoju 莎車 (also written Shache and Suoche), was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located between Pishan and Kashgar on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the southern edge of the Taklamakan desert in the Tarim Basin. ... Khotan or Hotan (Uyghur: خوتەن/Hotǝn; Chinese: 和田; pinyin: , formerly: Simplified Chinese: 和阗; Traditional Chinese: 和闐; pinyin: ) is an oasis town and a prefecture in the Taklamakan desert that was part of the southern silk road. ... Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin. ...

Manali offers the best of northwestern Himalayan beauty, second only to Kashmir valley. The twin towns of Kullu and Manali, approximately 40 kms apart lie on the Beas river valley. The Beas river if snow fed by scores of tributaries originating in the glacial peaks surrounding the valley. The highest peaks avg 6000-6500 mts above sea level.

Manali is well connected by road to Delhi through NH-21 which goes on the Leh and is the world highest motorable road. Leading upto Manali, from the capital of India New Delhi are the towns of Panipat and Ambala in Haryana, Chandigarh and Ropar in Punjab and Bilaspur, Sundernagar and Mandi in Himachal. As one moves closer to Manali leaving behind Indian continental plains one experiences a gradual change in flora, fauna, lifestyle and language of the people. Despite being at high altitudes the twin towns are still at the bottom of the valley. Moving further and higher into the mountains one starts to arrive at the periphery of the windward side led by high mountain passes onto the dry plateau type leeward side. The change in climate and lifestyle is rater abrupt. On the road from Manali to Leh one comes across various Buddhist influence with plenty of monastery towns on the arid strech .

Manali is a popular Himalayan tourist destination, and is visited by many trekkers who follow the hashish trail. Manali has is considered to be one of the best in India. It also offers hot springs, spectacular religious shrines and temples, Tibetan Buddhist temples, and trekking in the surrounding mountains. The Himalaya is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. ... Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Many beautiful natural scenes are only accessible if one is willing to hike to get to them. ...

It was also featured in Time magazine's "Best of Asia" for its "Extreme Yak Sports". Yak Skiing is a sport unique to this area.[1] (Clockwise from upper left) Notable Time magazine covers from the dates May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... Binomial name Bos gruniens Linnaeus, 1766 The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired humped domestic bovine found in Tibet and throughout the Himalayan region of south central Asia. ...

References

. The Naggar fort east of Manali reminiscent to Insignia and power of 1500 years old Pal Dynasty. Made up of rocks-stones, ensemble of rich and elegant artworks of himachal.The castle was later converted to a rest house cum a luxury hotel offering affordabilty and luxury to tourists from worldwide.

• Verma, V. 1996. Gaddis of Dhauladhar: A Transhumant Tribe of the Himalayas. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi.
• Handa, O. C. 1987. Buddhist Monasteries in Himachel Pradesh. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-85182-03-5.

Old style home, Manali, 2004

Photos Hillside view near Manali I, John Hill, took this photo myself in June, 2004. ... I, John Hill, took this photo myself in June, 2004. ...

Tibetan Buddhist temple in Manali and temple statue

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