An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part XII , Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued

 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - XII

Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued :-

Ribba  Village  :- 

Ribba Village in Kinnaur 

Ribba Village is situated at a distance of about 19 Km from Moorang . Rispa ,Skibba are near by villages . Rispa is famous for its grapes .. The Ribba Village is situated at an altitude of about 3745 metres above mean sea level .

The village is famous for grapes wine which is called Angoori . The apple Orchards also adds immense beauty to the village .

Chilgoza also called pine nut is in abundance in Ribba area  . It's name may be kept due to pine nut forests on the mountain . Pine nut is called Ri and rang means mountain , so in local dialect Ribba is called Rirangb. 

It is a charming place for tourists because of natural beauty of the area . Tourists always prefer to visit Ribba .

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - XI 

Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued :-

Nako Village  :--

Views of Nako lake 

Nako is a very beautiful village situated at an altitude of about 3662 metres above mean sea level at a distance of about 107 Km from Recong Peo district headquarters in the trans Himalayan region of Kinnaur near Indo Tibetan border . 

Nako lake 

The village is situated around the Nako lake formed from masses of snow .  It is believed that  Padmasambhav had done  maditation  at Nako . A Buddhist Monastery is situated here from  1025  .

Buddhist Monastery Nako

View of Nako Village 

The village has panoramic landscapes and attractions for tourists due immense beauty of nature .

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - X.

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Chango Village :- 

Chango village in Kinnaur 

A beautiful village Chango is comprising with four small hamlets namely Changtoth called as upper Chango , Changmat  famous as lower  Chango , Farga and Thang- Colony .

Finnest Quality apple in Kinnaur 

The Chango village is famous for its apple Orchards . Finest quality apple in Himachal Pradesh is grown in Chango . This village is situated at a distance of about 125 Km from Recong Peo district headquarters of Kinnaur and about 44 Km from Pooh Tehsil headquarters at a altitude of about 3058 metres above mean sea level.

Panoramic views of Chango

Village Chango is a plain area surrounded by snow claded high mountains . It is biggest village in Hangrang valley imparted with immense beauty by nature .

Trekking in Goverta a beautiful village Tehsil Baldawara district Mandi Himachal Pradesh

 Trekking in Goverta a beautiful Village in Tehsil Baldawara district Mandi Himachal Pradesh India :- 

On 13 th March we have an opportunity to visit village Goverta alongwith Mr Jivan Singh  Managing Director of Sanskar Valley School Nabrot Dhalwan, Mr. Pankaj Sharma ,Mrs. Nirmla Thakur  , Shivani Sharma , Mrs. Nisha  teachers of the school in connection with getting the people to know the education programs of Sanskar Valley School Nabrot Dhalwan.

The village Goverta is a very beautiful village about 6 Km from Patrighat and about 2. 5 km down hill from Shri Naina Devi ji Temple  in the middle of Chir forest and panoramic landscapes of Shivalik hills. The village has a pucca road connectivity .

Panoramic views of Village Goverta .

In previous years the Goverta village was in snow range but now due temperature changes  globally this village rarely experience snow fall .

The Goverta village is surrounded by other villages  like Dhanehr , Sarkidhar , Patrighat ,Kalkhar , Amblagalu , Gummu , Hadsar Gullela  and Jawali . The area of the village is 58.44 hectares and houses in this village are 70  in numbers .

We met many men and women of the village  . The are of very nice nature  . The major source of income is agriculture , animal Husbandry and services in private and public sector.

Beautiful View at Goverta village.

The scenic beauty of the village is splendid one and attractive to the nature lovers who also visit Seven Sars ( water bodies ) related to Pandvas and Shri Naina Devi ji Temple .

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - IX

Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued :-

Kalpa :- 

Panoramic landscapes of Kalpa district Kinnaur 

Kalpa is a beautiful town at a distance of about 12 Km from Recong Peo at an altitude of about 2759 metres above mean sea level .

The Vineyards , apple Orchards , Chilgoza pine , Cidar and Deodar forests imparts immense to beauty  of the town .

View of Kalpa

Kalpa earlier was named Chini which offers an amazing and panoramic views of majestic Kinner kailash mountain in district Kinnaur .

Kalpa district Kinnaur 

Kalpa came into prominence when Lord Dalhousie made a proposal to construct Hindustan Tiebet Road in 19 th century .

You can visit Narayan , Nagini temple and Buddhist Monasteries here .

View of Kalpa and Kinner kailash 

Lippa is located nearby on the bank of Taiti stream known for its Buddhist Monasteries  a very beautiful village in district Kinnaur . The scenic beauty of the mountains is a feast to the eyes of visitors . 

Panoramic views of Kalpa and Kinner kailash 

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - VIII 

Tourist Places in district Kinnaur Continued :--

Recong Peo :- 

View of Recong Peo 

On the way from Powari to Kalpa  about 7 Km from Powari we reach at Recong Peo which is district headquarters of district Kinnaur about 260 Km from State capital Shimla .

Panoramic views of Recong Peo 

Recong Peo is situated at an altitude of 2290 metres above mean sea level admist panoramic landscapes of Himalayas .

Ancient Gompa called - Hu-Bu -Lan - Kar is established here by Rinchensang Po during 950  -1055 . The new Gompa commemorating the vanue of Kalachakra initiation conducted by Bodh Dharam Guru Dalai Lama during 1992.

Panoramic views of Kinner kailash 

You can enjoy the panoramic views of Kinner kailash from Recong Peo .

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - VII 

Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued  :- 

Kinner kailash Circuit :- 

Mejestic View of Kinner kailash in district Kinnaur .

The majestic peak of Kinner kailash is held very sacred by the Hindus as they consider kinner  kailash as one of the abodes of Lord Shiva.

Snow capped peak of Kinner kailash 

A high rock formations like Shiva lingam  about 79 feet high seen by the side of the mountain  is Kinner kailash the one of the abodes of Lord Shiva in district Kinnaur of Himachal Pradesh .

Panoramic views of Kinner kailash 

Devotees of Lord Shiva undertake the prikrama around the peak . 

The parikrama starts from Moorang and ends at Karchham , Kalpa . The complete parikrama takes 7- 8 days . The altitude of Kinner kailash is about 6050 metres above mean sea level . It is accessible from Charang La pass which is situated at an altitude of 5300 metres above mean sea level .

Panoramic views of Kinner kailash Mountain .

The parikrama trek is almost clear from may to September . The parikrama is doable in June to August . The parikrama is considered as holy one dedicated to Lord Shiva .

Kinner kailash district Kinnaur Himachal Pradesh.

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 An Overview of Himachal Pradesh district Kinnaur Part - VI  , Tourist places in district Kinnaur Continued  :- 

Moorang  :- 

A beautiful and charming hemant named Moorang  situated on the left bank of river Satluj at a distance of about 39 km from Kalpa is famous for apricot orchards .

Moorang is headquarters of Moorang Tehsil in district Kinnaur . The historical monument a fort of Pandas you can visit in Moorang . The historical  fort is now not in good condition .

Panoramic view of Moorang 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

 " DigitALL: Innovation 

And Technology for

Gender Equality ."

The International women's day this year in 2023 has come with the theme  " DigitALL : Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality ."

8 th. March is celebrated as an International women's day every year  , the aim of celebrating this day is to create awareness among the society globally  about women's importance in the society .

Oshin  Sharma (HAS ) Block Development Officer Naggar district Kullu Himachal Pradesh on this day says that every day is women 's day   , man and woman are two wheels of life and the life spins  effectively if both wheels are equal .

She further says that "after every successful man there is a women and after a successful women there is always a progressive man  ."  What a beautiful thought it is ?

So importance of theme "DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality " must be given priority to upgrade the position of women's in the society globally . The universe can't sustain without the presence of women . So today every one must take oath to give high position to women in the family and society . 

Take a oath to prove best care to both girls and boys in their health , education  and job opportunities,   only then we can think of a better society .

Happy women's day and happy Holi today 2023  to all .