Jalori Jot, "A mountain pass on Anni -Banjar -Thalout -Kullu Road in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh."

Jalori Jot a mountain Pass  :-

When we think about enjoying beautiful landscapes in  Himachal Pradesh, the whole of the state is full of beautiful places to see. The travel and trade in ancient times was not so easy. It was only through narrow passages at certain depressions where the people could cross over the mountains .Such location id called pass or Jot. 

               View at Jalori Jot district Kullu 

In the ancient times the mountains were barriers against  travel and trade because it was very very difficult to cross over these barriers as the mountains remained covered with snow most of the time in a year. Then on the ridges of the mountains,  there the existing depression and narrow passages which have some easy access to cross over the hill due to less quantum of snow were used for the purpose of travel and trade. These narrow passages  are called mountain pass or Jot .  

 

Jalori  Jot is is a mountain pass in district Kullu.  it is located at a distance of about 31 Km from Anni and about 44 Km from Thlaout . The road traverses from NH 22 at Sainj, then Luhri Anni Jalori pass  Banjar then meets NH 21 at Thalout. 

                   Sun set View from Jalori pass

The  Jalori Jot is  located  on NH 305 at an elevation of 3135 metres from mean sea level. The snow fall during winter block the traffic but Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department always regulates the traffic. 

                     Another View at Jalori pass

Annual Solar Eclipse 10th June 2021

 Solar Eclipse 10 th. June 2021 :-

The astronomical event of Solar eclipse will happen on the day of 10 th. of June 2021,the day will be Thursday when the Sun, Moon and the earth will be coming in a straight line and nearly on the same plane  . 

  

         Presentation of Solar eclipse

The Moon does not cover the Sun  completely , the Sun's outer edges remain visible thus the ring of fire is formed. 

                       Ring of Fire

The timing of the Solar eclipse as per scientists as IST is, 1:42 PM to 6:41  PM. As per NASA this Solar eclipse in India  will be visible from Ladhakh  and Arunachal. 

 

For scientists such astronomical events are of great importance from research point of view. 

Guru Ka Lahore, " The holy place in district Bilaspur ,Himachal Pradesh ."

 Guru Ka Lahore :-

The Guru Ka Lahore is a place in Himachal Pradesh district Bilaspur  near Basantgarh ,6 Km from Ganguwal and 12 Km from Anandpur Sahib where the marriage ceremony of 10 th Sikh Guru , Guru Govind Singh ji was performed on 21st June 1677 with Jitto ji daughter of Bhai Hari Jas a resident of Lahore. 

 Holy Gurudawara, Guru ka Lahore near Bassi village in district Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh. 

The brief history how Guru ka Lahore was Named :- 

The son of Guru Teg Bahadur Govind Rai grown young and his betrothal was done with Jitto ji daughter of Bhai Hari Jas a resident of Lahore in the lifetime of Guru Teg Bahadur. 

  The marriage of young Govind Rai could not took place because of the elder Guru 's martyrdome  in November 1675 and the marriage was postponed. 

Later in 1677 Bhai Hari Jas came to Chaak Nanki and propsed that Guru Govind Rai must come to Lahore with Baraat and  marry his daughter. On this all elders of the family and relatives suggested that people at Lahore were against Guru ghar and in such circumstances the proposal is not feasible. Then Guru him self proposed that let's create Lahore here and Jitto ji and her family and relatives will come to here and the marriage ceremony be completed from this this created Lahore. Bhai Hari Jas agreed and a temporary camp  like Lahore was set up at this place, bride and her family with relatives came to this newly created Lahore and Baraat of Guru Govind Rai came to this place and marriage ceremony was performed at this place. From then this place is named as Guru Ka Lahore. Later on during 1960 -62 Gurudawara was constructed at this place and every year Nagar-kirtan is performed to celebrate the event of Guru Govind Singh 's marriage from Anandpur Sahib to Guru ka Lahore. This is how the place became historic and named Guru Ka Lahore. 

                             Guru Ka Lahore

This place is on Bhakra Goilthaee Bassi Ganguwal road, thousands of pilgrims used to visit this holy Gurudawara every year. I have recently visited this holy Gurudawara on 4th of April 2021. It is a very nice place and one could feel peace at this place. 

The Pabbar Valley, "the beautiful landscapes along the Pabbar river in Himachal Pradesh."

 The beautiful landscapes of Pabbar river which is originated from Chandarnahan lake, glacier and springs from the surface in Chansal mountain range forms the Pabbar valley near the boarder of Uttrakhand and Himachal Pradesh in Rohru area of district Shimla. This valley is also known as Rohru Valley. 

          Beautiful landscapes of Pabbar valley

When we start journey from Shimla then road bifurcates  from Theog about 32 Km from Shimla towards Jubbal  on Theog Hatkoti Rohru road,after reaching Jubbal  then reach Rohru. From Rohru we enter the beautiful landscapes of Pabbar valley. The Jubbal is about 60 Km from Theog and Rohru is about 25 Km from Jubbal.  This valley is less explored for tourism because of poor road facility but now Government of Himachal Pradesh is doing well in developing  road infrastructure in the state including this area also so there is a lot of  potential in tourism sector in this valley. 

The Pabbar valley starts from Hatkoti and extends up to Tikri in the lap of Chansal mountain range. The valley has many small khads in this valley and are flowing in zig- zag form at numbers of locations, the major khads are Andhra, Penjore Shhikri. 

          Panoramic landscapes in the valley

The panoramic  meadows with ample natural flowers , green grass  and grazing animals are worth seeing. The thick forests of blue pine in lower reaches  and silver-fir at higher altitude adds to the beauty of the valley. The apple orchards in the valley have added to the economy of the area. 

                 Beautiful View of the valley

The agriculture in the valley has major crops maize, barley, pulses, rice, wheat  , potatoes and Millets. Horticulture development programs have also encouraged by the Government in recent years. The Pabbar is also has  Trout fish activities.  Fishing and angling is one favorite activity in the pabbar valley, Mr. Glover a British Chief Conservators of  forests had introduced  the Trout fishing in Pabbar river during 1938-39 . 

The people of the valley are  beautiful, simple and hard working. The trecking activities to the valley  and Chansal mountains is there for trekkers and nature lovers.  The trekking adventures can be best enjoyed on the Gadsari -Saru trek which starts from Gadsari and ends at Saru lake at an altitude of about 3616.50 metres from mean sea level. The another trek is from Janglik -Chandarnahan which ends at Chandarnahan lake about 4000 metres from mean sea level. The third challenging trek is Rupin Pass trek which starts from Dhaula and end at a water fall at an altitude of 4619 metres from mean sea level  . The very pleasant trek from Rohru - Buran Ghati pass which starts from Rohru and ends at an altitude of 4578 metres  also there is on another trek named Kharapathar -Giri -Ganga  trek. Trekking teams enjoy these treks and enjoy the nature in this valley. 

                           View of Jubbal 

The valley is full of nature and beautiful landscapes. 

  

Kiarda -dun Valley also famous as Paonta Valley

 Kiarda-dun valley is also called Paonta valley  as the Paonta Shaib a beautiful town is situated in this valley. The river Yamuna separates this valley from Dehradun. This valley is situated in Markanda and Dharti  mountain ranges on the South Eastern corner of the state. The Paonta Shaib town is located on the bank of Yamuna river. A world famous Gurudwara Paonta Shaib is located in this town. 

                  Gurudwara Paonta Shaib ji

Most of this valley is plain which lies within Cis-Giri division  and  a small portion across the Giri lies inti trans-Giri division. The valley is  very  fertile and irrigated by waters of Bata and Giri rivers. 

          view of Yamuna river at Paonta  Shaib

The main crops in the valley are Wheat, maize, sugarcane, ginger and millets. 

The valley is very beautiful and has lot of potential for tourism. 

The Beautiful Kullu Valley

 The Valley formed by river Beas between Mandi and Larji  has panoramic landscapes covered with Deodar ,Pine thick forests and apple orchards  is  famous as Kullu Valley as it comes in district Kullu Himachal Pradesh. 

                           View of Kullu Valley

The Kullu valley lies between the Pir-Panjal, lower Himalayan and great Himalayan ranges. 

      Another Panoramic view of the valley

The valley is about 75 Km long and extends up to Rohtang pass which is about 25 Km North of Manali.  The people of Kullu are basically farmers but now also involved in tourism and handloom industry. 

           View of River Beas in Kullu valley

The road ahead of Mandi to Kullu Manali leads along the river Beas named Chandigarh Mandi Manali National Highway. The climate of Kullu is very Charming, Valley also experiences snow fall. 

         Another beautiful view of the valleyvalley

 The towns Mandi, Pandoh, Hanogi, Kullu Bhunter, Shamshi  and Manali lie in this valley. 

The valley is very beautiful and tourists from all over India and abroad used to visit this valley. 

The Kangra Valley, " The beautiful valley expanding between Dhauladhar range in North and Shivalik hills in South. "

 The Kangra valley is a very beautiful valley with numbers of tourist destinations like Baijnath, Bir-Biling, Palampur, Dharamshala, Nurpur, Panchrukhi, and Kangra. The valley has many famous temples where lacs of Pilgrims used to visit through out the year. The famous Shakti Peeth Jawala ji, ancient Lord Shiva temple at Baijnath  , Chamunda mata temple and Brajeshwari temple Kangra are major attractions for tourists. 

             The Jawala Mata Shakti peeth

The Shri Jawala Mata temple is 11Km from Dehra-Gopipur  , 40 Km from Hamirpur and 51 Km from Kangra. 

             Ancient Lord Shiva temple Baijnath

It is about 45 Km from Kangra and about 92 Km from Mandi Himachal Pradesh. Tourists used to visit these places  from various parts of India and abroad. 

This valley extends between Dhauladhar range in North and the Shivalik hills in South, from West to East it has gradual rise slopes from Shahpur to Palampur  and Baijnath. The valley has many panoramic landscapes which attract the tourists potential in the valley. 

               Beautiful View of Kangra Valley

The Shobha Singh art gallery is located at Andreta on Jaisinghpur  Panchrukhi Palampur road, it is an attraction for tourists to  see the paintings of  great artist Shri Shobha Singh. 

The people of Kangra are very beautiful and the Kangri dialect is very charming and keeps the power to touch hearts. 

        One beautiful view at Dharamshala

Palampur , Dharamshala and Meclodgunj are very beautiful locations which visitors always enjoy. 

                               Kangra Temple

The valley has tea gardens in Palampur, Baijnath and Kangra and  Kangra tea is famous from a very long time. The Kangra fort is also a centre of attraction for tourists being a historic preservation. 

                             View of Kangra Fort

The Kangra is also rich in its art and culture, the Kangra paintings are very famous. Dharamshala is  also a winter capital of Himachal Pradesh. The Tibetan Government in exile is also functioning from Mclodganj. The valley is worth seeing. 

                        View of Kangra Valley

                               By :- Er. R C Verma

The Chamba Valley, " The Beautiful Valley, The Pride Himachal Pradesh., "

 The Chamba valley is having numbers of panoramic landscapes which adds to the beauty of this valley. The Chamba valley is also known as Ravi Valley. The Chamba town is situated on the banks of  Ravi river. 

                        View of Chamba

The ancient capital of Chamba was at Bharmaur "Raja Sahil Verman had shifted the capital to Chamba on the special request of his daughter Champavati. The name "Chamba "  of this district is also kept on her name. 

           Laxmi -Narayan Temple at Chamba

This valley is surrounded by Jammu & Kashmir in North -West, area of Ladakh Union Territory and Lahaul and Batao Banghal area of Himachal Pradesh in North- East and East and in the South -East and South by district Kangra of Himachal Pradesh and Gurdaspur district of Punjab. 

      Khajjiar the Mini- Switzerland of India

The valley has numbers of beautiful places which are important from tourism point of view. Some places where tourists used to enjoy are Khajjiar Lake, Kalatop wildlife Sanctuary, Chamunda Devi temple, Chamera dam on Ravi river, Manimahesh Lake on Kailash peak in Pir- Panjal range of Himalayas, Bhuri Singh Museum which was inaugurated on  24th September 1908 , Akhand Chandi Palace, Champavati temple, Lakshmi Narayan temple and Rang Mehal  which was built by Raja Umed Singh during 18 th century. 

                View of  Chamba valley

The Chamba is famous for its art, craft and it's culture, the paintings, Chamba rumaal, Chamba Chapal and other traditional handicrafts. 

             Scenic beauty of Chamba valley

The fields in the mountains are stepped terraces which look beautiful, the valley is famous for herbs and flowers. 

                   View of Fields in the valley

The fields are arranged in such a way that peddy fields are at lower level where as maize, wheat, barley and other cereals on higher levels. 

            Beautiful view of fields landscape

Northern mountains of the valley are covered with forests where as Southern mountains are quite bare. 

                         View of Mountains

The important towns in the valley are Bharmaur, Banikhet, Dalhousie, Khajjiar,  Kakira and Chamba. The people of Chamba valley are very beautiful, honest and hardworking. The valley is very much rich in cultural heritage. 

                           View of Temple

               View of Village in Chamba valley

                                   By :- Er. R C Verma

The Pangi Valley , "A remote Valley downstream of Udaipur extending along the Chenab river. "

 Downstream of Lahaul valley the Pangi valley extends along the Chenab river. The Pangi valley is adjoining to the Chamba valley. The Chenab cuts through the Pir -panjal and off shoots of the main Himalayan range and thus forms this remotest valley of the Western Himalayas. 

                       View of Pangi valley

The Pangi is the tehsil of Chamba district  , it is a rugged and undeveloped tribal area.  Pangi is about 70 Km from Chamba. 

                      Beautiful View of  valley

The valley has many panoramic views from tourism point of view. 

   Another panoramic view of hills in valley

                               By :- Er. R C Verma