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One
day Varvasvata, the seventh incarnation of Manu found a tiny fish in his bathing
water. The fish told him to look after it with devotion for one day it would
do him a great service. The seventh Manu carded for the fish till day it grew
so huge thathe released it into the sea. Before departing the fish warned Manu
of an impending deluge when the entire world would be submerged and bade him
to build a sea worthy ark. When the flood came, Varvasvata and seven sages were
towed to safety by Matsya the fish is regarded as first avatara of Lord Visnu.
As the water subsided the seventh Manu's ark came to the rest of a hillside
and the place was named Manali (2050m) after him.
As the earth slowly dried, here across a place of breath taking natural beauty which was only appropriate for it was at Manali that life began again. Today this legendary cradle of all human kind is a prime holiday destination. There are high mountain surrounded by silent snows and deep boulder strew gorges. There are thick forest full of cool breezes and bird songs. There are fields of wild flowers small picturesque and fruit laden orchards.
Amritsar
- the holy city of Sikhs, has grown from a sacred village pond into a spiritual
temporal centre of Sikh culture. The city gets its name from the pool-Amritsar
(Pool of Nectar), which was constructed by the fourth religious preceptor
of the Sikh faith. It also lies on the Asian Highway.
It is also the city where Jaliyan-wala-bagh, the garden where scores of innocent Indian men, women, children were massacred by the British. Events of such magnitude catalysed the struggle for Indian independence.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Temperature (deg C): Summer- Max. 34, Min. 15; Winter- Max. 18, Min. 0.
Rainfall : 59.2 cms.
Clothing : Cotton in summer and Woollen in Winter.
STD Code : 0183.
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