An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu Part - II , Brief History of district Kullu .

An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu Part - II ,Brief History of district Kullu  :-  

View of Kullu Town 

History of district Kullu   can be studied  one documented history and secondly  Mythological history . Let us know about the documented history of Kullu in first phase . 

On first November 1966 The re organization of Punjab Act Was passed  by the Government of India and the hilly areas of Punjab were merged in Himachal Pradesh , thus Kangra , Hamirpur , Una and Kullu districts came into existence on 1st  November 1966.

View of Manali under snow fall 

As per historical references like inscriptions on the coins , references of travellers  the history of Kullu has been traced about 2000 years back .

As per speculations

 the word Kullu might have been derived from word " Kuluta "

View of Kullu valley 

The word Kuluta was found inscribed on the coin from the first century AD . On that coin the inscription   is  " Virayasa  , King of Kuluta ." The first Raja of Kuluta was Virayasa  .

The Chinese trevelar scholar Hiuen Tsang  is believed to have been described Kullu  as Kiu - lu- to  situated at 117 miles  to the North East of Jalandhar .

The track has also been referred toas " Kulantapitha , which translates to " the  territory which marks the end Kula which means the end of the habitable world .

According to the known history of Kullu  the kingdom of Kullu was founded in the first century AD by Raja Behangamani Pal who is speculated to hav come from Paryag  Alahabad .

The people of Kullu were under the regime of Thakurs of Spiti  at that period  Raja Behangamani Pal overthrew the regime of Thakurs and established his Kingdom in first century AD. Thus first ruling dynasty of Kullu .

Rajas of Pal dynasty ruled the Kullu till about 1450 AD and Raja Kelas Pal was the last in that line .

View of  Atal Tunnel Portal 

An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu Part I

 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu - Part I 

Kullu District  :-

Kullu is a very beautiful district of Himachal Pradesh  which shares it's boundaries with Rampur area of Shimla district in South ,  Lahaul and Spiti district in  to the North East and Kangra and Mandi districts in West .

The Kashmir valley , Kangra and Kullu valley is situated in Himachal division of Himalayas . It is also called Lesser Himalayas .

The Mall Manali 

At one time Lahaul and Spiti were  separate Waziries of Kullu sub divisions and was a part of Kangra district of Punjab . Kullu was a tehsil of Kangra till 1962 and Lahaul and Spiti which was created a district in 1960 was also a part of district Kangra .

District Kullu came into existence on November 1st. 1966 as per Punjab Re organization Act 1966  .

Beautiful View of Kullu Valley 

Kullu valley is the largest valley in this mountainous district . The Kullu valley follows  the course of river Beas ranging  from an altitude of 833 metres above mean sea level at Aut and 3330 metres above mean sea level  at Atal Tunnel  South Portal below Rohtang pass .

Beautiful view of snowfall in Kullu 

The Kullu district headquarters is situated on the right side of the Beas river  . The tributaries of Beas are Parvati , Tirthan and Sainj rivers .

View of Parvati River Near Kasol 

Tehsils of district Kullu :- 

District Kullu is having following Tehsils  :- 

1. Kullu .

2. Manali 

3.Banjar 

4. Anni 

5.Nirmand 

6.Bhuntar 

Nither , Sainj and Jari are sub Tehsils in the district .

The total area of district Kullu is 5503 square Kilometres .

Beautiful pictures of Kullu Manali under snow 

Development Blocks in Kullu  : -

The district Kullu has been divided into following Development Blocks to facilitate development works , Block Development Officer is the controlling Officer of the Block . :-

1. Development Block Ani 

2. Development Block Banjar 

3. Development Block Kullu 

4. Development Block Naggar 

5. Development Block Nirmand 

6. Development Block Bhuntar 

Economy of the District :- 

The economy of Kullu district mainly based on Agriculture , Horticulture , Tourism and traditional handicrafts .

Tourism in this valley is the major activity throughout the year .

Snow covered Orchard 

The district is having a very  panoramic landscapes ,  charming climates  with lush green forests and snow claded mountains that imparts immense beauty to the district Kullu .

Shavarmati ke Sant Mahatma Gandhi

 Shavarmati ke Sant   :- 

( 2nd October  1869 - 30 January 1948 )

 " My Life is my Massage "

  Mohan Dss Karam Chand Gandhi 

30 th January , Shavarmati ke Sant , Mahatma Gandhi 's  75 th . death anniversary on this day we remember this Great Man  who brought freedom with  the weapon   of truth   and non-violence . 

Rajghat Shat Shat Naman 

Today  India  remembered Father of Nation on his  75 th. death anniversary .

Long Live Gandhi ji . 

Hae Ram  ---

Shat Shat Naman 

An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kangra Part XVI , Tourist places in district Kangra Continued

 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kangra Part XVI , Tourist places in district Kangra Continued   :-  

One Another among beautiful tourist destinations  is Pong Dam reservoir named as Maharana Pratap Sagar ,. It one of the Ramsar wetland sites  in Himachal Pradesh other two are Chandra Taal in Lahul and Spiti and third one Renuka wetland Ramsar site in district Sirmaur .

Maharana pratap Sagar in  district Kangra Himachal Pradesh 

It is winter home to Syberian  migratory birds . The migratory birds come here every year in lacs of count . Very beautiful site from tourism point of view . 

Alpine goats grazing 

The construction of Pong Dam on river Beas just up stream of Talwara in district Kangra, Himachal , which was started in 1960and completed in 1974 has resulted  a 42 Km long and 2 Km wide beautiful lake spreading from Pong dam to Dehra , declared as Ramsar conservation site on 19-08-2002 . 

Pong Dam reservoir Landscapes 

The lake has an area about 307.29 square Kilometres. The lake is also called Pong dam lake or Pong Lake. The lake is now named as Maharana Pratap Sagar on the name of great warrior Maharana Pratap. The lake was declared a sanctuary in 1983. The pong dam lake is a loving place for migratory waterbirds. 

Lake view , Wildlife sanctuary Pong Dam Ramsar wetland 

Pong dam wetlands are major habitat for migratory waterbirds. On the onset of winters, thousands of migratory waterbirds from central and North Asia start arriving at Pong dam lake for their annual sojourn. Annually more then one lac migratory waterbirds about 115  species are roosting and feeding in pong dam lake. 

Beautiful View of Water birds near the lake .

Rednecked grebe Sweeming in the Lake

Red necked grebe is found only in Bharatpur in Rajasthan and Pong dam in India. Due to increase in numbers of birds , the pong dam lake has gained international importance. 

Beautiful View of Water birds 

In addition to the migratory waterbirds the sanctuary is supporting the fauna including mammals such as barking deer , sambhar, wild bear, fox, reptiles and nilgai etc. Some beautiful views are given below. 

View of Nilgai in the wildlife sanctuary                      

Sanbhar in wildlife sanctuary                        

Barking deer                             

Barking Deer 

Sambhar                                 

Above 440 metres from mean sea level in five Km radius of lake area about 20,000 hect. has been notified as buffer Zone. Unauthorized cultivation , cattle grazing and other unscientific activities around the lake is causing problems of silting in the lake. 

Bathu Lari Temples submerged in water 

Some salient feature are :- 

1. About 95 villages have been displaced and about 20,000 hect. of land was acquired for this project by Bhakra Beas Management Board. 

2. It is an earthen dam known as Beas Dam. The dam volume is 35,500,000 cubic metres. 

3. The catchment area of lake is 12561 square km. 

4. Capacity of Lake is 8570,000,000 cubic metres. 

5. Spillway capacity :- 12375 cubic metres per second. 

6. Surface area :- 240 square km in Normal. and 450 square km during floods. 

7. Surface elevation :- 436 metres from mean sea level. 

8. Height of Dam :- 133 metres. 

9. Max. Depth of water :-  97.84 metres. 

Panoramic view of the Lake

Near Dehra and Gaj Kund moderate number of water birds can be observed, the scenic beauty of the entire area is very much charming for nature lovers, tourists and Environmental scientists. One must enjoy the nature here. 

View of Maharana Pratap Sagar 

Lake view near Dehra 

Youths Enjoying Lake View near Dehra 

             

Video Clip of Lake near Dehra 

                               

  See the beauty of nature        

               

                                     

View of Maharana Pratap

 Sagar 

You may reach Pong dam  from Delhi to Chandigarh then Una , Una to Amb , Mubarakpur then Pong dam by bus . If you opt by air then take a flight from Delhi to Gagal Airport Kangra   from where cab and bus facilities are available to Pong  dam vi Dehra Gopipur Chintpurni Mubarakpur Pong dam . 

                 

Scenic beauty of Nature In Kullu Manali under Snow

 Scenic Beauty  of Nature  in Kullu Manali Under Snow  :- 

Kullu Valley near Gojra Village, Apple Orchard , Dheeraj & Anita Verma  enjoying the nature 

Kullu Manali  comes among very beautiful landscapes  of India in Himachal Pradesh  .

The diversity in nature , climate , pollution free atmosphere and  panoramic landscapes of Kullu Manali is attractions for tourists from around the world .

Dhriti Verma at Manali , cheerful moments 

The first fresh snowfall of the winter season gifted on 13th. January 2023 which  covered with the valley with white blanket . It was very exciting for tourists . 

Though the wheather was chilling cold even then it was exciting one .

At Manali 

Snow beings charm , excitement , newness and life on the world . It is very cheerful moments  for children  , youngsters  and in the upper age groups  when snowflakes come from the sky . The entire landscapes change colour . The mobiles of every visitor start clicking the beauty of nature in snowy mountains . 

Apple Orchard in Kullu Valley 

The ways we get happiness when snowflakes come :- 

When we see flakes of snowfall coming from the sky we receive gift of happiness in the following ways :-

Our senses of excitement goes High : - 

When we see flakes of snowfall in mountains and we are making our foot print on Fresh Snowfall our senses of excitement goes very high and we feel happy .

It gives us Relaxing and calm bives :-

When flakes of snowfall coming from sky ,it gives us calm and relaxing moments , because every thing gets off . We enjoy the moments with a cup coffee  or tea in the balcony or start making foot print on Fresh snow . What happy moments are  ?

Links Us  with memories of Past  :- 

When ever we experience snow fall  the memories of our childhood starts sweeming in our minds ,we  talk about those moments we have already enjoyed in snow games in our childhood  during Snowfall .

Brings us moments of Fun games and Treats  :- 

Snow balls throwing on friends , much of laughing  , fun games and treats  are the best gifts of snowflakes and give us abundance of pleasure . Many snow games like skiing and ice scating   also offer happiness .

It Makes Us to Enjoy Present Moments  : - 

Falling snowflakes from sky make us to enjoy and keep enjoying the present moments , it very much pleasure ful exciting moments  we live . Kullu Manali the Kashmir of Himachal Pradesh is one of the best destinations to enjoy snowfall .

It Brings Friends Together  :-

When  we to  mountains to see snow  it is the time when we meet new people , our old friends and make new friends .Thus it brings people together .

It Brings Us Close to Beauty of Nature  :- 

Why people prefer to exhibit the scenic beauty of nature in Kullu Manali  ? 

The answer is it brings us very close to nature and reminds us about the beauty of nature for our pleasure.

So scenic beauty of nature under snow is different experience than in summer when Kullu Manali is much green as compared to white snowy in winter . Every one must experience it .

Beauty of nature in Kullu Manali