Halda: Lahaul's Winter Festival of Fire and Light
Deep in January the Lahaul valley lights cedar-wood torches for Halda, its festival of fire and its local new year. What it marks and how to see it from Naggar.
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Stories, guides & Naggar life.
Travel tips, local experiences, and quiet mountain moments from Ghar in the Hills.
Kalath Hot Springs: A Warm Beas-side Stop near Manali
Natural sulphur hot springs on the banks of the Beas, 6 km before Manali — Kalath is an easy, restorative roadside soak on a day trip from Naggar.
Read more →Friendship Peak: A Beginner-Friendly Himalayan Summit near Naggar
A real snow summit at 5,289 m above the Beas Kund valley, and one of India's best beginner mountaineering peaks — how to plan Friendship Peak from Naggar.
Read more →The Urusvati Himalayan Research Institute: Naggar's Hidden Museum
A hundred metres above the Roerich gallery sits Urusvati, the Himalayan research institute the Roerichs founded in 1928. What it was, what to see, and how to visit.
Read more →The Mandi Shivratri Fair: A Week of Gods in Chhoti Kashi
For seven days each spring, Mandi fills with hundreds of village gods for its famous Shivratri fair. What the festival marks and how to visit from Naggar.
Read more →The Doongri Mela: Manali's Hadimba Devi Fair
Each May the cedar forest around Manali's Hadimba temple comes alive for the Doongri Mela. The legend of the goddess, the fair, and how to visit from Naggar.
Read more →Pandoh Dam and Lake: A Scenic Beas Stop from Naggar
A turquoise reservoir on the Beas in Mandi district — how to fit Pandoh Dam and its quiet lake into a road trip south from Naggar.
Read more →Aut and the Larji Gorge: A Trout Town and River Canyon from Naggar
The riverside town where the Beas narrows into a dramatic gorge and the road forks towards Banjar — how to visit Aut and Larji from Naggar.
Read more →Kamrunag Lake: The Sacred Treasure Lake of Mandi
A high, holy lake in Mandi where devotees have tossed gold and silver for centuries — the legend, the trek, and how to reach Kamrunag from Naggar.
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