Karsog Valley: An Offbeat Temple Country from Naggar
A quiet Mandi valley of apple orchards and ancient wooden temples — Mamleshwar, Kamaksha and Mahunag — around the village of Chindi. How to visit Karsog from Naggar.
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Ghar in the hills
From the hills
Travel tips, local experiences, and quiet mountain moments from Ghar in the Hills.
A quiet Mandi valley of apple orchards and ancient wooden temples — Mamleshwar, Kamaksha and Mahunag — around the village of Chindi. How to visit Karsog from Naggar.
Read more →A high village and frozen-in-winter lake at 3,660 m in Kinnaur, with an 11th-century monastery of ancient murals. A guide to reaching Nako from Naggar.
Read more →A short forest walk above Prini village leads to the cave where legend says the Pandava prince Arjuna meditated — an easy, mythic half-day trip from Naggar.
Read more →A glacial waterfall in birch and deodar forest on the road to Rohtang — how to fit Rahala Falls into a big mountain day out from Naggar.
Read more →A cold, clear roadside spring just outside Manali, fed by Bhrigu Lake and loved by Nehru himself — a gentle stop on the way up the valley from Naggar.
Read more →Manali's yellow-roofed Tibetan monastery near Mall Road — its history, hand-woven carpets and how to visit on a day trip from Naggar.
Read more →A small holy lake near Mandi, sacred to Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs alike, ringed by monasteries, a gurudwara and temples. How to visit Rewalsar from Naggar.
Read more →A centuries-old shrine that has stood with no roof over the deity’s head, high on a ridge in southern Mandi. How to trek to Shikari Devi from Naggar.
Read more →The last inhabited village on the old Hindustan–Tibet road, sitting at 3,450 m on the Baspa river in Kinnaur. How to reach offbeat Chitkul from Naggar.
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