Mandi district
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| ?Mandi Himachal Pradesh • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Headquarters | Mandi |
| Population • Density |
900,987 • 228 /km² (591 /sq mi) |
| ISO abbreviation | IN-HP |
Mandi is the central district of Himachal Pradesh, India. There is also a town called Mandi, which has a distinguished history and interesting architecture. It is also an important transportation hub for the district. Sundarnagar is one of the emerging towns of this district. Mandi has a highly educated middle class and people speak a dialect of Pahari called Mandyali [1].
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[edit] History
Mandi district was formed with the merger of Mandi and Suket, two princely states on 15 April 1948. This coincided with the formation of the state of Himachal Pradesh.it was named up on MANDAVYA RISHI(earlier known as mandavya nagar).
[edit] General Information
- Area: 3950 sq. km
- Population: 9.01 lakh
- Clothing: Cotton clothes in summer and woolen to heavy woolen in winter.
- Language: Hindi, Punjabi, English, Pahari and Mandyali are understood and spoken by the people engaged in tourism trade.
[edit] Approach
- Rail: The nearest railway stations are Joginder Nagar and Shimla by narrow gauge train, Chandigarh and Kalka by broad gauge train which are connected by regular bus services.
- Road: Mandi is approachable by road from Shimla, Chandigarh, Pathankot and Delhi. There are regular bus services linking it to the other towns like Manali, Palampur and Dharamshala.
[edit] Contact
For accommodation and guidance on sight seeing, please contact:
- District Tourism Development Officer, Mandi. Phone: 01905-225036.
- Private Travel Agents.
[edit] Tourist Places
[edit] Rewalsar
About 25 km from Mandi, 14 km from Ner Chownk is the Rewalsar lake, famous for its floating islands of reed. It is believed that all seven of them can be moved by prayer or breeze. There are three shrines here, a Buddhist Monastery, where elaborate rituals are performed, a Sikh Gurudwara and a Hindu Temple. It was from this place that the sage Padma Sambhava, a zealous teacher of Buddhism, left as a missionary to preach the doctrine of "the enlightened" in Tibet. Lying in a mountain hollow, the lake is held sacred to all three communities, boating facilities are available. Tourist inn maintained by HPTDC provide accommodation and Indian cuisine. can also go to naina sar and temple which have historic idols
[edit] Prashar
This lake lies 40 k.m. north of Mandi, with a three storied pagoda like temple dedicated to the sage Prashar.
[edit] Joginder Nagar
The large hydro-electric project in Jogindernagar is a living tribute to man he has harnessed and tamed the wild and roaring river for his betterment. Here an electric trolley takes the visitor up the steep, rocky face of 2,500 metres-high (8,202 ft) mountain and drops sharply on the other side to Barot, where the reservoir is located.
The railway line goes up to the power station, the water rushing down from the reservoir at Barot in the Uhl river through penstock pipes going down nearly a thousand metres(3,280 ft). For tourists who go up to Barot by the trolley, there is a comfortable rest house of the Electricity department. The roads extends beyond to Mandi and passes the Larji gorge to the Kullu valley.
Bassi power station is five kilometres from Jogindernagar and next to it, is Machinhar where fishing is not permitted as it is considered a sacred spot, but it is a popular as a feeding spot for fish.
[edit] Sunder Nagar
Famous for its temples, 26 km from Mandi towards Shimla and at a height of 1,174 metres on the raised edge of a fertile valley, the beautiful town of Sundernagar is known for its shady walks amidst towering trees. On top of a hill and visited by thousands of devotees every year, is the Sukhdev Vatika and temple of Mahamaya.
The biggest hydro-electric project in all Asia, the Beas-Sutlej project, irrigating nearly one-fourth of the northern plains of India, has brought unprecedented prosperity to Sundernagar. The Beas-Sutlej link colony is the biggest colony in Himachal Pradesh.
[edit] Janjehli
At a distance of 67 km from Mandi, Janjehli is a paradise for hikers, offering treks up to a height of 3,300 metres. After covering 32 km by a motorable road up to Gohar and rest of the journey is on foot. In the midst of thick forest, forests (15 km from Gohar) is Bajahi. There is a beautiful and well furnished rest house to stay overnight, from here Janjehli is a scant 20 km away through bridle path. chindi and karsog are also nice places for meditation
[edit] Lakes of Mandi District
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  Geography of Himachal Pradesh   |
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| Lakes | Renuka Lake | Maharana Pratap Sagar | Gobind Sagar (more...) |
| Rivers | Beas | Chenab | Ravi | Sutlej | Yamuna |
| Districts | Bilaspur | Chamba | Hamirpur | Kangra | Kinnaur | Kullu | Lahul and Spiti | Mandi | Sirmaur | Shimla | Solan | Una |
| Other | Climate of Himachal Pradesh | Protected areas of Himachal Pradesh | List of peaks in Himachal Pradesh |
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naina sar in upper rewalsar
