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.๐
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.๐
Gheengha (เคเฅเคเคเคพ) 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 ๐คฉ
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. ๐๐ฅฐ
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.
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.
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.
Garh Mata Temple is a temple of devi Chamunda which was built by the Raja of Chamba named Prithi Singh at the border of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. And that’s why the mountain top at which the temple was built is also called as Prithi Jot.
Garh Mata Temple is at an altitude of about 2940 meters. It is a day hike and approachable easily from Salooni, Kihar and Telka areas of Chamba Himachal Pradesh from three sides and from Bani area of Jammu and Kashmir from west side. Though you can also camp for a night as the meadows around the temple are very beautiful and you can enjoy a beautiful view of sunrise from Pir Panjal mountain range and sunset view behind Ranjit Sagar dam of Pathankot, Punjab from these meadows.
Every year thousands of devotees from Chamba and Bani visit this temple on the occasion of Garh Mata Jatar Mela held for day in September. So in this video I have shown the full trek from Salooni, Chamba, Himachal pradesh and Garh Mata Jatar Mela of 2018. I hope you’ll enjoy the video although I have shared the details about this trek and how to reach but if you have any queries please ask in comments.
