Tag: Chamba Himachal Pradesh

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Jai Shree Mata Temple Bhandal Valley

Bhandal valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh connects Bhaderwah valley of Jammu and Kashmir. In this valley lies a temple of Nagini Mata known as Jai Shree Mata Temple that have ancient sculptures made beautifully of stones and even the locals have no idea about when this temple was built. But the work on these sculptures is worth seeing.

On the top of same ridge as of this temple is another temple where it is believed that Jai shree Mata first appeared. That place is known as Jai shrounth and lies on the border of J&K and Himachal Pradesh.

So in this video we’re trekking towards this place and hope this video will be helpful to you if you ever want to visit this place. Do share with others if you liked.🙏

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Kelu Dal | Saal Vally | Chamba Himachal Pradesh |

Kelu Dal is a less known high altitude glacial lake in Saal Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located at an altitude of 4280 meters and it remains frozen for about 6 months of an year. So it is reachable mostly from May to October.

Trek to this lake starts from Kurtha village which is about 5 kms from Saho. Bus service to Kurtha village is available from I.S.B.T. Chamba.

Galaund Gala, Supeka Dhar and Dugga Bhaderwah are main points of this trek. Galaund Gala is about 3400 metres high mountain pass which connect Saal valley to Chanju valley of Churah. And Supeka Dhar offers the best camping ground with 360 degree vies of Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal mountain ranges while Dugga Bhaderwah offers water which other two place lacks. So plan your trek accordingly.

All other information about this trek is given in the video but if you still have any queries please do ask in comments.

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Parvati Kund glacial Lake near Sach Pass

Parvati Kund is a 4110 m high altitude glacial lake situated 2-3 kms south of Sach Pass in Churah valley of Chamba Himachal Pradesh. It remains covered under snow and frozen for 6-7 months of the year.

The lake is dedicated to Mata Parvati but there is also a temple of Bankhandi Mata on the edge of this glacial lake. Locals of Churah valley worship this lake and maintain silence or keep their voices low during their visit to this holy lake.

This lake is approachable either via Sach Pass or Satrundi which is base camp to the Sach Pass towards Churah valley side. Trek to Parvtati Kund is 3-4 kms from both Sach Pass and Satrundi and one can easily reach at the lake within 2-3 hrs from both the places. Best time to visit this lake is from June to October when the Sach Pass is open.

In this video I’ve shown trek to Parvati Kund via Satrundi and shown the other way too. I hope this video will be helpful to you for visiting this lake. But still if you have any queries regarding this trek please do ask in comments.

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Kiyur Dal / Chhota Manimahesh | Holi | Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Kiyur Dal is a small lake in Holi valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is situated at an altitude of 3100 meters.

Kiyur Dal also known as Chhota Manimahesh and people of Holi valley visit this lake to take holy dip during Manimahesh Yatra as Manimahesh Kailash is also visible from here. This lake is also small in circumference as compared to Manimahesh lake.

Trek to this lake starts from Deol village which is about 6 kms drive from Holi town market. Trek to Kiyur Dal is easy and one can complete it easily in 4 hrs.

Kiyur Dal is named after Kiyur village but the trek via Kiyur village is long and you need 2 hrs more if you plan to trek from that side.

In this video I’ve shown treks from both side so you can enjoy views from both side and can decide for yourself from which side you want to trek. I hope this video will be helpful to you and if you have any query regarding this trek please do ask in comments.

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Trek to Gadasaru Mahadev Lake

Gadasaru Mahadev Lake is a 4050 meter high altitude lake located near Alipatan Pass in the Pir-Panjal mountain range of the Himalayas in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The lake is heart shaped and is small in circumference.

Every year many devotees from Churah Valley and other parts of Chamba visit this lake to take the holy dip on the occasion of Janamashtami and Radha ashtami. There are two ways to reach Gadasaru Mahadev lake, one is via Devikothi village which is easier than the other one that starts from Bhanjraru, the headquarter of Churah Valley. The trek from Bhanjraru is very long and tough.The length of this trek is not known as I do not measured the same but you need 3-4 days to complete this trek depending upon your speed.

In the video below full trek starting from Devikothi to Gadasaru Lake and further trek to Bhanjraru is shown. And I’ve tried to give all the necessary information you need to know before going on this trek. But it’s an old video from the year when I just started making vlogs so if I missed any information that you need to know, you can ask in comments.

Trek details are given below;

Day 1 :

Chamba to Devikothi by bus

Devikothi to Tepa village by taxi

Trek from Tepa to 1st campsite ahead of Chandru village

Day 2 :

Trek to Base camp near Gauri Kund

Day 3 :

Trek to Gadasaru Lake

Trek down to Bhanjraru

Day 4 :

Back to Chamba by bus.