Manali Culture

Himachal means Him + Aanchal converys a sheet of snow. Dur to snow- covered mountains Himachal Pradesh is given this name. This unique state of Indian sub continent is also known as the Land of Gods or Devbhoomi. Altough every state in our country has many individual traits regarding their cultural heritage but Himachal Pradesh claims priority in this field. Regarding natural beauty it is perhaps the most beautiful and splendid region in our country. Dur to this fact in the last decade Himachal Pradesh has attracted a great part of tourist population.

Even the very thought of staying in mountains locked area, playing in snow and watching rare natural sights delights everybody. Regarding cultural heritage Himachal Pradesh is a wealthy state. Once can visit many temples of different gods here. Especially the rural population is much more devoted to their gods. In every village one can see one or more temples of different gods. Naag Devta" is one of the most significant god of there people. Dussehra of Kullu is world famous. A huge procession is held on this occasion. People zeolously take part in that type of functions. A special type of 'Mela' also takes place which lasts for ten days. It has some peculiarity that the host has to offer local wine called 'lugdi' to all his guests. The tenth day is the most important day as the establishment of Naag devtas sculpture takes place. After that young buys and girls show their local dance. This mela comes around the 2nd or 3rd week of may. People here are also well behaved and cooperative. One can more about anywhere anytime. Due to its imagine geographical location and culture heritage Himachal Pradesh is developing as a Paradise for tourists net only from India but also from many other countries.