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Pangi Valley

Pangi Valley is situated on the banks of Chadrabhaga river in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. After Lahaul Chadrabhaga river flows towards Sansari Nala that flows from Gandhari glacier to Chandrabhaga in Jammu and Kashmir, where Chandrabhaga is known as Chenab river. All of this area from Lahaul Valley to Sansari Nala is known as Pangi Valley.

Pangi Valley consists of different valleys like Sural, Hudan, Parmar, Hillu-Tuan and Chasak. Pangi Valley is one of the most remote places of Himachal Pradesh as it remains uncut for 6 months of an year due to heavy snowfall. You can only explore Pangi Valley from Summer to fall season.

On 7th July 2021 we went to explore most remote valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Pangi Valley. It was monsoon season but we got a week of clear weather and explored Pangi Valley and brought you guys this video series.

Pangi Valley video series starting on my both channels. Main episodes will be uploaded on Yati channel while BTS and fun videos on  YatiLife  I hope you guys will like this series.

You can watch full series here :

 

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Palam Dhara waterfall Sissu Lahaul & Spiti Himachal Pradesh

Palam Dhara ( PLM Dhara ) waterfall also famous as Sissu waterfall is located at an altitude of 3200m on the south bank of Chandra river opposite to Sissu village of Lahual valley of Himachal Pradesh.

It is one of the major attractions in Sissu. After the opening of Atal tunnel, Sissu village gets a large number of tourists throughout the year and PLM Dhara waterfall catch everyone’s attention as it’s just in front of Sissu.

That is why I thought of making a video for you so that you can get all the information about the waterfall and how you can reach there easily. I hope this video will be helpful for you guys.

Locals of Sissu village believe this waterfall is a sacred place of goddess Kali. So it is advised to maintain silence around the area and most importantly do not throw any leftover food around the place. So I guess it’s better not take any eatables with you as you can go and return back to Sissu in an hour.

Keep the mountains clean and green 🤗

If you have any other queries about this place please do ask in comments 🙏

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Bijli Mahadev Temple Kullu Himachal Pradesh

Mahal Naag Dal is a high altitude lake situated on the border of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh and Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Altitude of Mahal Naag Lake is about 4240 meter. The lake is believed to be the abode of local deity Mahal Naag Devta and every year thousands of devotees from Churah valley of Chamba and Bhalesh area of Doda, visit this lake during an annual yatra to take the blessings of Mahal Naag Devta.

The lake is small in area and half of it is under a glacier for most of the time. You can see full lake in late August and September and that is why the pilgrimage is held during this time of the year. So it is the best time to visit this lake but you can also visit here from June to September.

You can trek to this lake either from Churah valley or from Bhalesh area. In this video I’ve shown the trek to this lake from Tarela village of Churah valley. I hope you’ll enjoy this video and it’ll be helpful for you guys to reach here. But if you any other information about this trek, please do ask in comments.

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Prashar Lake Mandi Himachal Pradesh

Prashar lake is situated on a mountain top at altitude of 2600 meter in district Mandi of Himachal Pradesh. It is 50 kms drive away from the main town of Mandi.
Prashar lake is surrounded by lush green meadows and 360 degree view of snow clad mountains of Dhauladhar and Great Himalaya mountain ranges. The area surrounding the lake is reserved but you can camp outside the boundary fences of Prashar lake. There are some government rest houses to stay.
There is an ancient temple dedicated to sage Prashar who meditated there and the lake was named after him.
There is a floating island in the lake that keeps moving around the lake. This phenomenon is worth watching. In this video you can see in the evening shots it’s in one end and the very next morning it’s on the other end.
In the video below I’ve tried to give you detailed view and information about Prashar lake but if you still have any queries please feel free to ask in comments. 🙏

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Dharota Temple Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Dharota Temple is a small temple over a 1620 meter high mountain top near Chamba town of Himachal Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to goddess Kali and it offers a 360 degree view of chamba valley due to it’s geographic location despite being a low altitude mountain top.

Dharota temple is an ancient temple and the place is even mentioned in history books of Chamba. Watch this video to know more about this place and if still have any queries please do ask in the comments.🙏

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Niloh Dhar Naag Lake

Niloh Dhar is a beautiful mountain ridge of 2700 meter altitude near Bharara village of Churah Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The ridge have a small lake and meadows perfect for camping.

The lake is dedicated to Naag Devta and there is also a small temple on the west side of the lake. One can easily reach at the lake from Bharara village after hiking for 2 hours.

To reach here you can take bus from ISBT chamba or you can take your own vehicle upto Bharara village. There is also a newly constructed off-road which cut down your hike to one hour.

I have shown that road in this video so I hope this video will be helpful to you. If you have any other queries please do ask in comments.🙏

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Ganji Pahadi Dalhousie

Ganji Pahadi is a 2260m high open mountain ridge area near Dalhousie town of Chamba Himachal Pradesh. It is a 2km hike from Panchapula which is at 2.5km road distance from Dalhousie hill station.

All the hills in and around Dalhousie town are covered with dense treeline and Ganji Pahari is the only area with some open area that offers 360 degree views of Dalhousie and the Area around.

You can do this hike all year round as it starts just 2.5km away from the town. The road to starting point of this hike starts from Gandhi Chowk.

All the important points are properly shown in this video. I hope it’ll be helpful for you. For any other enquiry about this place please ask in comments.

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Diganpaal Temple Rajindu Saho Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Diganpaal Temple is located at an altitude of 2420m over a mountain top named as Dhar Kanda in Rajindu panchayat of the Saal valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to a local deity called as Diganpaal or Diggu Baba.

The trek starts just a kilometre away from Saho bus stand and it is a low altitude trek as compared to other treks which makes it best to trek in winters or in full snowfall in Saal valley.

The 80% part of this trek is through villages and last 20% is through a small forest. But whole trek is very steep although any fit person can do it in 2-3 hours of time. So it’s upto you whether you want camp there or you can do a day hike in winters.

In this video I’ve shown full details about how reach and all but if you still have any queries please feel free to ask in comments.🙏

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Kasse Mata Temple a solo day hike near Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Kasse Mata Temple is located on top of the same ridge where the main town of Chamba is located. Chamba town is on the base of this ridge and you can start you hike right from the town and easily reach Kasse mata temple in 4-5 hrs.

Kasse mata temple offers a beautiful 360 degree view of the whole chamba valley. So if you’re visiting Chamba town and want to have a good look at the valley then you must do this hike which you can do without a guide.

You can reach Kasse Mata Temple from different sides as it’s on top.
From North side you can hike from Agahar Village which is around 15kms from Chamba and bus service to Agahar is available.

From west side you can hike from Jhumhar Village which is shortest hike and bus service to Jhumhar village is available from Chamba and it is at a distance of 10kms from the town.

From East side you can reach from Gharmani side but it’s very steep hike from there and bus service to Gharmani is also available from Chamba.

And from west side you can hike from Chamba town and it’s longer hike than all other paths but no doubt it’s offers best views of the town and the valley. In this video I’ve shown hike from this side. You can go by road upto Luddu Village and start your hike from there then you’ll reach Kasse Mata Temple in 2 hrs easily or you can also hike from the main town and can reach Kasse Mata Temple within 4-5 hrs, so decide accordingly.

Last year we hiked through the same path in snow and reached halfway.

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So I decided to complete this trek as it snowed very less this year. I hope this video will be helpful to you but if you’ve any queries feel free to ask in comments.🙏

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Himalayan Trekking must have items list

The best trekking backpack is the one that have less but all the necessary items. So I also pack my rucksack according to the major needs of the treks and in this video I’ve shown the list of things that you must have before going to Himalayan mountains.

Video Contents are as below :

01:50 Rucksack

02:00 Frequently needed items

02:20 Tent

02:55 Clothing

03:47 Water Carrier

04:14 Small bag

04:46 Camping Stove

05:14 Food

05:37 Sleeping bag

06:20 Sleeping Mat

07:28 Safety equipment

When you have all the items shown in this video packed in you backpack, you’re good to go on your first trek to Himalayan mountains.