An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kullu , Brief History of Kullu Part - III Continued

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

In the previous post part II we have discussed about documented history of Kullu ,  in this post  the mythological history  of Kullu will be highlighted .

View of Manu Temple at Manali .

According to legend " Manu "the great Hindu Lawgiver first stepped on the earth from the celestial boat at a place in this land  after the great deluge , the particular place where " Manu " established his abode  known as  " Manu- Alaya " the home of 'Manu ' is present Manali , the changed name of  " Manu -Alaya  ". A temple dedicated to " Manu " is still  existing in Manali village ..It is believed that  the human race  came into being  after the great deluge .

Bhagwan Parshuram  is regarded as one of the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu  is believed to be inhabited in the valley .

View of Bhagwan Parshuram Ji Temple at Nirmand district Kullu  Himachal Pradesh 

Bhagwan Parshuram Ji Temple at Nirmand is a living testimony of This mythological history .

If we take Ramayana period  then we will find that Maharishi Shringi  who had accomplished the Putreshti Yagya  organized by Maharaja Dashrath  the King of Ayodhya after which Lord Rama , Bharat , Shatrughan and Lakshman had born ,  had his abode near Banjar  in district Kullu .

Maharishi Shringi Temple Banjar district Kullu Himachal Pradesh .

The source of Beas river are Beas Rishi & Beas Kund  , the Beas Rishi which 

is the austerity Place of Maharshi Ved Beas . Beas is on the right of Rohtang Pass and the Beas Kund is to the South of Beas Rishi flows as separate streams and meet together at village Plachan another 10 Km North of Manali and forms the river Beas. 

      

The ancient name of river Beas was " Arjiki " . According to an ancient history it said that there was enmity between Maharshi Vashishtha and Maharshi Vishwamitra, at one time Maharshi vishwamitra killed hundred sons of Maharshi vashishtha  , so on this Maharshi vashishtha suffered a deep physical and mental pain and he tied himself with ropes and jumped into the river Arjiki. It is said that the river Arjiki got him out after removing the ropes, the place is known as village Vashisht. Since the river broken the ropes of Maharshi vashishtha and got him out of water it's named "Vipasha " means one who broken the ties (Bandhan) 

               Mid- Himalayas near Manali

So till Mahabharat -age the river was being called Vipasha. The Maharshi Ved Beas the great thinker and writer  had mediation at the holy place and later on the river was named after his name river "Beas " . 

                         View of Beas river

The river flows through the world famous tourist place Manali which is situated on the right bank of Beas traverses through beautiful evergreen forests reaches Kullu.

As per mythological belief it is believed that  Jamlu Dev , the powerful deity of Malana  was once crossing the Chandarkhani pass with a basket  Full of God's , on the top of pass he opened  those god's  then a strong breeze  started blowing  and all the gods dispersed to their present locations in the valley . Thus Kull is called valley of  God's .

Jamlu Dev temple  Malana district Kullu Himachal Pradesh 

View of Village Malana district Kullu Himachal Pradesh