Barla Jot ," A mountain Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh."

 Barla Jot :- 

The Village Bara Bhangal is a very remote village of Kangra and till today has no road connectivity. It takes about two days to reach this village on a on foot trail .

Barla Jot 

The essential commodities to the people of this area are provided through the trails or by helicopter .

Barla Jot Map

There are mountain passes in the region which are largely used by local people and also by Mountaineering trekkers when  trekking from Manali to Dharmshala .

Thamsar Pass 

The Barla Jot is also falls in this region of Kangra district. The Barla Jot is situated at an elevation of 4678 metres above mean sea level and located in South of Thamsar Glacier and East of Thamsar Pass in district Kangra Himachal Pradesh. The Barla Jot is about 11Km from Thamsar Pass .

Khidala Galu , " A mountain pass situated in Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh."

 Khidala Galu :- 

Khidala Galu is a mountain pass situated in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh .It is located near by Chhobu Got  and in southeast of  Chhobu Pass .

View of Chamba Town 

The Khidala Galu pass is situated at an altitude of 4750 metres above mean sea level .

The present Chamba district headquarter was the capital of Chamba state since 1920. The the then Raja , Raja Sahil Verman has shifted the capital of Chamba from   Bharmour in 1920 on the special request of his daughter  Champavati . The name of the  name Chamba is kept on her name .

Chamba is rich in art , craft and culture. The Pahari painting of Chamba is very famous . The Chamba Rumaal , Chamba Chapal and wood craft is also famous .

The famous Minjar mela and Mata Suhi mela is celebrated for several days . Minjar mela is a state fair .

View of Chamba 

Chamba has many beautiful places which are important from tourism point of view . The boundary of Chamba touches Kangra , J &K  and Lahaul Spiti and lies between Dhauladhar, Pir- Panjal and Zaskar mountain ranges .  Chamba has numbers of passes along its boundaries wit other districts and Jamu -,Kasmir and with in Chamba being hilly terrain .

Khidala Galu is one mountain pass with in Chamba .

Chuwari jot , " Chuwari jot connecting Chamba with Kangra ."

 Chuwari Jot :- 

Chamba district is quite hilly and the other districts sharing boundaries with Chamba are connected through numbers of passes also there are several passes with in Chamba .

View of Dalhousie in Chamba 

Chuwari jot is a mountain pass situated with in Chamba and connects Chamba with adjoining districts Kangra in Himachal Pradesh . 

The  Chuwari jot is situated at an altitude of 2880 metres above mean sea level and is about 20 to 22 km from Chamba on Chamba Dalhousie road ..

View of Mini Switzerland

Khajjiar Chamba 

During winters the Chuwari jot remains covered with snow and a all weather connectivity is not available .

The pass has a beautiful picnic spot but needs to be developed from tourism point of view because there is a lot of tourism potential in this area.

View of Dhauladhar range Kangra Himachal Pradesh 

You can have the opportunity to enjoy the panoramic views of  Pir - Panjal , Dhauladhar and Zaskar mountain ranges from Chuwari jot .   

Beautiful view of Kangra valley Himachal Pradesh 

The small beautiful villages along the road ads to the scenic beauty of the hills . Kangra is about 102 km from Chuwari via Shahpur  state highway 43.

Chhobu Pass ," A mountain Pass connecting Bharmour with Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh ."

 Chhobu Pass :-  

View of Narsing temple at Chaurasi temple Bharmour.

Another view of Narsing temple .

Chhobu Pass is a mountain pass in district Chamba connecting Bharmour area of district Chamba with Lahaul valley .  

View of Bharmour Twon 

There is one another Pass named as Chhobia Pass which connects Bharmour area of Chamba with Lahaul valley at an altitude of 4966 metres above mean sea level  between two peaks Tent peak and Barakanda peak . 

View of  Himalayas landscapes 

The Chhobu Pass is  situated in the same region at an lesser altitude .  It is at an elevation of 4725 metres above mean sea level . It is located in the South of Kailash and Manimahesh  and Northwest of  Khidala Galu pass   

View of Lahaul Valley 

Chhobia Pass , " The 2 nd highest pass across Pir -Panjal mountains connecting Bharmour with Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh ."

 The Chhobia Pass :-  

View of Bharmour Twon

The Chhobia Pass is situated between Bharmour area of Chamba district with Lahaul valley of district Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of 4966 metres above mean sea level. 

View of Chhobia Pass 

It is situated between two peaks Tent peak have elevation of 6133 metres and another peak named Barakanda altitude 5877 metres above mean sea level . 

View of Chhobia Pass 

The  Bharmour is the base from where the trail to  Chhobia Pass starts . From Bharmour there are numbers if trails connecting different passes .

Bharmour is a small town in Chamba district which is famous for its ancient temples and monuments . Trek to Manimahesh starts from Bharmour .It is the administrative headquarter of Bharmour tehsil .

View of stream in the trail 

The Chamba is also famous for its rich culture and folk dance and songs . From Bharmour through vehicle reach Chhobia valley , after road connectivity trek to Katheru temple  located near the Chhobia stream .  

View of Lahaul Valley 

Then from Katheru temple the trail traverses to Baggi got . It a beautiful meadows , it is a good camping site  for trekking teams . Then from here trek traverses to Alyas camping site then to Chhobia Pass . 

From Chhobia Pass the panoramic views of Manimahesh , Kailash and Lahaul valley look amazing to the every trekker .

Gaddis used to cross over the Chhobia Pass with their  sheep and goats  from Bharmour to Lahaul valley every year .

View of Lahaul Valley 

From Chhobia Pass the trek traverses down and after Alyas camping reach Bhayali  village in Lahaul valley  Th the village is located near  Chandrabhaga river . The trekking teams  also enjoy the beauty of nature in Lahaul Spiti region .

Kalichho Pass connecting Bharmour with Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh.

 Kalichho Pass :- 

 View of Banni Mata temple 

Kalichho Pass is a mountain pass at an altitude of 4950 metres above mean sea level which connects Bharmour area of Chamba district with Lahaul area of district Lahaul Spiti in Himachal Pradesh .  

View of Kalichho Pass 

The trek to the Kalichho Pass comes under the difficult treks and without the help of guides one should not take risk because there is every possibility of losing the trek .

The trek is accessible from Bharmour as well as from Chamba Bharmour highway .

Some trekking teams start their trek from village Tundah which is about 37 Km from Chamba and 11Km from Bharmour . 

View around Bharmour 

And  some trekking teams start their journey from Banni Mata temple , where they take permission as only 3three batches are allowed to cross the pass in a scheduled period  every batch may constitute 2to 3 groups . 

The road to Tuadah and Banni Mata bifurcates from Dakohg village on Chamba Bharmour highway and reach Tundah ,it is also a famous Tundah wild life wildlife century and may grab the opportunity to see wild life . 

View of Chhatrari village 

The Kalichho Pass is considered to be the abode of Adishakti Mata Bhagvati Bharakali and there is a small temple of Adishakti on the top . The area has the protection of Adishakti Mata Bhagvati Bharakali .

The local people the Gadis even do not cross the pass alone . After worship of Banni Mata the trekking teams start their journey from Banni village . The trek traverses through  the small streams and forests and reach Leundi . 

Leundi is a beautiful meadow and is also used as camping site . Further the trail passes through beautiful forests and some difficult stretches  reach Bansar Goth . 

The trek further traverses from Bansar Goth to Alyas and then to Kalichho Pass . The camping grounds on both sides of the pass are called Alyas and these grounds are also called Lahesh . 

Beautiful view of Lahaul 

From the other side of Pass reach Lahesh and then the colourful Lahaul valley with yallow mountains and snow capped peaks welcomes the incumbents thus reach Hinsa village. Thus  the Chamba is connected with Lahaul valley. 

View of Lahaul Valley 

The Gaddis with their live stock cross over the Kalichho Pass every year when they travel from Chamba to Lahaul and back to Chamba from Lahaul .

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 .

Trikhango Pass , " A mountain pass connecting Kullu with Kinnaur ."

 Trikhango Pass:- 

A very small length of boundary of Kullu district is running along with boundary of Kinnaur . The only crossing between the two districts , " 

    View of Kailash , Kinnaur 

The Trikhango pass connects Kullu- with Kinnaur ." 

View of Parvati valley , Kullu

Shipki Pass , A mountain pass in district Kinnaur connecting Kinnaur with Ngari fecture

Shipki Pass:- 

View of Kinnaur Snow capped mountains.

Shipki Pass is a mountain pass in district Kinnaur connecting Nagari prefecture in Tibet with Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh India situated at an altitude of 3930 metres above mean sea level . 

View of Satluj near Shipki 

Snow capped mountains of Tibet .

The river Satluj enters India near this Pass  . This pass is an important pass . The Pass is near to the Khab town in Kinnaur . The boundary of Spiti valley Starts from Khab, the Khab is the confluence point of Spiti river and Satluj river .

Beautiful view of Tibet.

There is another Pass Shipkila pass which connects Spiti with Lahaul region  where as Shipki connects Kinnaur with Tibet .