Places to visit in Manali

» Dagpo Shedupling Monastery Kais, Kullu is a newly built one and also known as the victorious institute of Buddhist philosophical studies and practices.

» Hadimba Devi Temple at Dhungri, Manali is famous for the idol of Hadimba installed on a rock inside the temple. It is believed that she used to meditate sitting on it. Local people worship her as goddess Durga. This temple built by Raja Bahadur Singh in 1553 AD has been constructed in pagoda style.

» Club House : 1.5 Km from Manali town, at the end of old Manali village. This club house with its comprehensive facilities of a roller skating rink, an auditorium, a billiards room, a card room, a library and a bar with restaurant makes a wonderful outing for holiday elites.

» Manu Temple : Manu Rishi temple, 3 km from Manali, is a beautiful structure with a five- storey pagoda type of roof and a brass 'Kalasa' crowning the top.

The temple is dedicated to sage Manu from whom human race is believed to have started. This land was known as 'Land of Manu' and was later renamed Manali after him.

» Jagatsukh : Situated 6 km from Manali on the way to Naggar, Jagatsukh is famous for old temples like the 18th century Gauri Shankar temple and Sandhya Gaytari temple. The Chacholi fair held annually is a must see event.

» Roerich Art Gallery, at Naggar preserves original works of Roerich on the Himalayas, quotations from Roerich and valued words of the visitors and the admirers.

» Uruswati Himalayan Folk Art Museum, Naggar. Uruswati, meaning light of the morning star. This folk art museum was founded by Professor and Madame Nicholas Roerich in 1928, then known as Research Institute, Naggar where history, ethos, the spirit of the Himalayan region and the traditional Indian and Tibetan medicines were studied. It was renamed as Uruswati Himalayan Folk Art Museum in 1993. The museum preserves paintings made by Roerich and also those made by Indian and Russian artists.

» Naggar Castle, the only extant fortress was built during Raja Sidha Singh's reign more than 500 years ago. Stones used were brought from a fort situated on the other side of Naggar.

» Vaishno Devi Temple : Vaishno Devi Temple lies on the National Highway about 2 km north of Kullu town. This newly founded temple is as famous as any other old temple. Mahadevi herself wished for this temple and secondly it is blessed by two Tapasyas, one of Mahadevi (Vaishnu Devi) herself and other of Shri Maharaj ji (founder).

» Bijli Mahadev temple is built in Pahari style. The temple has a shivlingam installed in it. It is situated on top of a hill, 14 km from Kullu at a height of about 1924 m.

» Manikaran is situated in Parbati valley at a distance of 45 km to the northeast of Kullu. Manikaran is well known for its hot water springs, Sikh Gurudwara and Ram temple. Manikaran also leads to various popular trek routes, as those to Malana, Pin Parbati, etc.