Must read some mind blowing facts about Manali city

Manali is a beautiful hill station that lies in the lap of the Himalayas. The landscape here is breathtaking and has been blessed with the beauty of nature. Here are some unknown facts about Manali we bet most of you didn’t know.

1. The town that you and I know as Manali is actually a collection of three adjacent hills. Each hill has a village and an old temple dominating it: Old Manali (Manu Temple), Vashishtha (Vashishtha Temple) and Dhungri (Hadimba Temple).

2. Manali is named after Manu, the revered Hindu sage who codified Hindu laws in the Manusmriti. According to folklore, Sage Manu saved several species of animals during a terrible flood and led them to this beautiful mountain. 

3. The Beas flows with full force and rafting in Manali on it requires nerves and stamina. The rafting season is on from May to mid-June and from end-September to mid-October. The trip starts at Pirdi and terminates after a 16-km lurch-and-toss ride at Jhiri. 

 
4. The prefix ‘old’ distinguishes the original Manali from its two sister hills, Hadimba and Vashistha. More importantly it distinguishes rustic Manali from New Manali or Model Town. The geographical divide between the two is the Manalsu, a tributary of the Beas, which cuts the town horizontally. 

5. Every season offers a reason to visit Manali. The weather is best in spring and summer, and the latter is also when you should come here to go trekking. During the monsoons, everybody heading to Lahaul-Spiti and Ladakh passes through Manali to cross the Rohtang Pass, which opens between June and October.