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Beas River Valley Way to Solang Valley. SOLANG VALLEY Beas River

Hidimbi Devi Temple, also known variously as the Hadimba Temple,It is located on a deodar covered hill in Manali, some 3kms from the bus stop and few minutes walk from Old Manali, a hill station in the State of Himāchal Pradesh in north India.  It is an ancient cave temple dedicated to Hidimbi Devi, sister of Hidimba,who was a character in the Indian epic, Mahābhārata. The temple is surrounded by a cedar forest at the foot of the Himālayas. The sanctuary is built over a huge rock jutting out of the ground, which was worshipped as an image of the deity. It is an ancient cave temple built in 1553 by Raja Bahadur Singh. Built over a huge rock, the sanctum is covered by three tiered roof of wooden planks. The fourth metal umbrella completes the outermost covering. The ‘shikhar’ or the wooden tower is 24m tall. The wooden facade and windows of the temple are richly carved. The quadruple wooden door frame is ornamented with carvings of various deities and other ...

Kotdwara means gateway to Garhwal .   It is located at an altitude of 454 meters in Uttarakhand and at 120 KM from Dehradun and 200 Km from Delhi. A morning in Kotdwara Some Views  from Bherogarhi How to Reach:- By Air:- Kotdwara can be reached via air through the airport of Jollygrant, which is the nearest one from this place. Jollygrant lies close to Dehradun, 91 km away from Haridwar. By Rail:- Kotdwara can be accessed from Delhi by train (distance about 240 km) or by road (distance about 210 km). Trains such as Mussouri Express and Garhwal Express are available from Old Delhi Railway Station). A computerised railway reservation counter is available in Kotdwara. By Road:- Bus services from Uttarakhand Roadways and UP roadways can be used from Kashmiri Gate ISBT(DELHI). UPSRTC bus service is also available daily from NOIDA.