Tag: Himachal

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Sojotha Dhar winter trek in Chamba Himachal Pradesh

Sojotha Dhar is a mountain ridge between Dhulara and Lyhl valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is about 2 km hike from last road end of Chamba – Dhulara road and it is about 23 kms from I.S.B.T. Chamba.

There are 4-5 temporary huts of locals at Sojotha Dhar ridge. They live here in summer season for grazing their livestock.

Sojotha dhar looks at it’s best in monsoon and winter season. Do visit in monsoons for green and mystic views around or in winter if you want loads of snow.

Sojotha dhar is one of the easiest trek that you can do in Chamba Himachal Pradesh. In winters it receive around 3-6 feet of snowfall. So in winters it may get risky in some points because of steepness of the trail but it’s just 2kms from Dhulara so go slow and start early and you’ll reach there easily and if going in snow make sure the day is clear and you’ll be fine.

In the video below you can see our day hike to Sojotha Dhar in around 3 feet of snow. ⛄️ ❄️
I’ve also shared route map in the video so I hope it’ll be helpful for you. 🙏

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Kumar – Parmar Bhatori

Kumar Parmar Valley is one of the sub valleys of Pangi Valley of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It is smallest valley among other sub valleys of Pangi as it has only two major villages one is Kumar village which is the first village when you enter the valley by road and the last village which is known as Parmar Bhatori where the road ends. So in the names of these two major villages it is known as Kumar Parmar Valley or simply Parmar Valley.

Parmar Bhatori is the last village where Buddhist people reside and beyond Parmar Bhatori there’s no settlement. When you hike past Parmar Bhatori you reach at the south face of mount Bahai Jar or Shiva Peak which is also visible from Hudan Valley on north side. So on north of Parmar Valley is Hudan Valley and on south there is Sechu – Tuan Valley.

In this video below I’ve shown Kumar Parmar Valley and all the details about how to reach and where to stay. I hope it’ll be helpful for you 🙏

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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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Gheengha – A traditional Himachali cuisine

Gheengha (घींघा) is a traditional food of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. It can be made easily with Corn flour or Wheat flour or with the mixture of the two. Cooked by pouring it on boiling water and can be made easily within 10-15 minutes. So you can call it a traditional fast food of mountains.

In Chamba it’s made mostly by mixing corn flour with wheat flour and called either by “Gheengha” or “Lichad” but in Upper Shimla area it is made with wheat flour only and called by name “Baari”.

So if any of you also belongs to mountains and make similar dish with different names then please share the name in comments. I’d love to know 🤩

Ohh and in this video I’ve shown full process of making Gheengha so that you can also make it own your own. I hope you guys will love it. 🙏🥰

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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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Launched my new lifestyle vlogging channel named YatiLife

Hey guys I’ve just launched my daily life vlog channel where you’ll get to see my life behind those treks and adventures.

Also you’ll get to know culture, traditions and lifestyle of my native mountains.

I wish to connect more with you guys through this channel and hope you’ll support me on this channel as much as you do in my main channel.