Kandi Pass between Mandi and Kullu. In Himachal Pradesh.

 Kandi Pass , Connecting Mandi and Kullu Via Kamand Kataula  :- 

Trilok Nath temple in Mandi  

  Scenic View of Mandi Town 

At very olden times when Mandi Kullu road via Pandoh was not constructed the only route to Kullu from Mandi  was via Katindi Kataula Kandi Pass Bajaura Kullu was in use .

Kali Mata temple in Mandi.

Thus Kandi Pass is situated in district Mandi and connects Mandi and Kullu- via Bajaura .

Kandi pass photograph captured by :- 

"Timothy A. Gonsalves "

The route starts from Khaliyar in Mandi town and passes through Kamand where IIT Mandi is situated and have a beautiful complex and panoramic views  further comes Kataula town from this station Prasher Lake is about 25Km and Mandi is also 25km from here . 

View of IIT Mandi at Kamand 

After this beautiful town we reach a very big village Tihri  which is famous for temple of shri" Aadi Dev Brahma ."  From this point you can have panoramic views of Prasher and Mandi .As we further ascend we reach Chowki village after this village we reach Kandi pass at an altitude of 2225 metres above mean sea level . Kandi pass gives apportunity to capture hypnotic scenes of nature in Mandi and Kullu . Here is a another beautiful village named Kanoj  both Kandi and Kanoj have beautiful scenic beauty In winter these locations experience heavy snow .

The further traversing towards Kullu we enter in Rahla village village then Ropa. Ropa village comes under district Mandi . 

View of Kullu & Beas river  

View of Raja Rupi Palace Kullu

Then the road further traverses through Bajaura ,Shadabai , Piradi , Tikkra Boudi and then finally reach Kullu .  

     View of Rafting in river 

Shadabai and Piradi both are famous for Rafting points adventure activities.  The Tikkra Boudi have a famous Baba Balak Nath temple . Both Mandi and Kullu are historical towns  ,Kullu is known as" Land of God's " where as Mandi is known as " Town of Temples , Chhoti Kaashi ." 

View of Rafting point 

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The road now has lot of improvement and there is a heavy rush on this route . The tourists from Chandigarh , Haryana , Punjab and all over India and abroad come to witness the name and beautiful landscapes of Mandi and Kullu -Manali .