Naggar is a peaceful village situated along the hills on the east bank (known locally as the Left Bank) of the Beas river. The beautiful Naggar castle (now a Himachal Tourism hotel and restaurant) is the legacy of its status as the old capital of the former Kullu Kingdom about 500 years ago. The castle commands an incredible view of the river far below and the villages that litter the opposite bank, with the distant snow peaks beyond the Rohtang La Pass visible on a clear day. In the Deodar forest on top of a hill above Naggar village is the old wood and stone Krishna Mandir (temple); foreigners are not allowed inside the sanctuary but are welcome to wander around the courtyard. At the edge of the village lies the Roerich gallery displaying oil paintings and the 1930’s Dodge car of the famous Russian artist Gurudev Nikolai Roerich who lived in Naggar for many years. In the trekking season, Naggar serves as a starting point for the trek to the village of Malana via the Chandrakhani Pass.Naggar is very well connected to manali by local and private transport.Throughout the day time bus services are from manali to naggar and patlikul and various other cab services.the very imporatnt thing in naggar is the jagatipatt temple which is a place which cannot be missed by anyone.The temple just contains a stone slab and is worshipped bby local people.
When it comes to food naggar is not far behind ,as there are many food outlets by local people throughout the way from manali to naggar and some of them are very near to gushing white water streams .In naggar itself there are many reasturants including the famous german bakery.One can also have Indian and himachali food within the castle which is even cheaper then other hotels in manali region.
In Kullu
Kullu Dussehra Ground
Kullu Dussehra Ground
The annual mela or festival takes place in the Kullu Valley – also known as the Valley of the Living Gods, in North India. The festival celebrates the triumph of the God Ram over evil. The Rath Yatra of the idol of Lord Raghunathji is led by the Kullu Raja and village deities, and is known as the running of the Gods. The procession starts a week of religious ceremonies, cultural activities, socializing and shopping at the huge bazaar, or market that comprises most of the mela ground.Dussehra at Kullu commences on the tenth day of the rising moon, i.e. on ‘Vijay Dashmi’ day itself and continues in seven days. The birth of Dussehra in Kullu lay in royal fads and it nourished on religious, social and economic factors and ultimately came to be well established, because of the inborn love of the hill-men for fun, frolic, displayed in community singing and dancing. Numerous stalls offer a verity of local wares. This is also the time when the International Folk Festival is celebrated.