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Woman enjoying the festivities in Vashisht, Manali.
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Vashist is a small village located at 3.2 km from Manali across the Beas River, with natural sulphur hot water springs at an altitude of 6200 ft. Nearby is a pyramidal stone temple dedicated to
Vashistha Muni. Manali is on the Beas River valley and 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. There are actually two parts of Manali --New-Manali town is on the banks of the Beas river and the Old Manali village lies east of the Manalsu nullah, which in its present form, is more of a hippie enclave.
Manali is named after the Hindu lawgiver "Manu". The word Manali literally means "the abode of Manu". Legend has it that sage Manu stepped off his ark in Manali to recreate human life after a great flood had deluged the world. Manali is popular as the "Valley of the Gods". The Old Manali village has an ancient temple dedicated to sage Manu. 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. The ancient cave temple, Hidimba Devi Temple, is near town.
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