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K heerganga is a land of Shiva. But most importantly, it is the place where Lord Karthikey went in deep meditation and gave up all the worldly things. Here’s the story- According to the localites, it was the time when Lord Shiva asked their son Karthikey and Ganesh to travel around the world. Lord Ganesh thinking that the whole world lies at His parent’s feet, He circumferenced around them (Shiva and Parvati), while Lord Karthikey embarked on His journey of the world tour. Impressed by Ganesha’s wit, Shiva made him the king. Years after Karthikey returned home, He saw that Ganesh was made the king and was enjoying all the powers and facilities He had expected being an elder brother. Frustrated and angry, He went to the cave (which is in Kheerganga) for deep meditation. Cave where lord Karthikey meditated. Later, Shiva and Parvati came here to take Karthikey home. Out of love for his son, Goddess Parvati made the kheer (rice pudding) flow from the mountain (kheer-ki-ganga which literall

  India has several mysterious and unique places that have a rich historical past. One such mystifying place is Bathu ki ladi temples in the kangra  district of Himachal. What makes this temple unique is the fact that this temple remains submerged in water for eight months of the year. It is primarily a clutter of six different temples, and has a Mahabharata connection. Most of you must not be even aware of the existence of this hidden temple. So, let’s know more about this hidden beauty in Himachal. The location It is one rustic and undiscovered haven in Himachal that is situated close to Pong Dam, around three kilometers from Dhameta, which is a small town in Kangra. The temple remains under water from July to February, and can only be witnessed and visited between the months of March and June. As the water level of Pong Dam Lake rises, the temple becomes a part of underwater world. About Bathu stone Despite being submerged in water for such a long period, you won’t notice any major

  The shrine lies 22 km from Kullu, and be reached through a 3 km-long trek, which offers views of the valley endowed with poetic beauty. The story of this Shiva lingam Every year, either the Shiva lingam or the presiding deity’s sacred wooden staff gets mysteriously hit by lightning bolts. Naturally, the lingam breaks up into pieces as a result, but the priest customarily puts it all together by using cereal and pulse flour along with unsalted butter. After a few months, the lingam takes a solid shape like before. According to the local belief, the reason why lightning strikes the lingam or the staff is sheer divine grace–the deity wants to save the inhabitants of the region from any impending evil. While, others believe that the lightning itself is a divine blessing carrying special powers. The story of a demon A legend surrounding this temple states that a demon, named Kulanta, used to live in the Kullu valley. He took the form of an enormous snake and reached Mathan village of Laha

  Reckong Peo In the absence of authentic historical record the early history of Kinnaur region is obscure and the reference of the Kinnaura or Kannaura and there land is by the large confined to legends and mythological accounts. It would be worthwhile to look at the region of Kinnaur alongwith general conditions of northern India particularly the hilly regions of Himalayas during the period from 6th century B.C. India was divided in to sixteen geat janpadas and several smallers ones. Among them Gandhara, Kamboja, Kuru, Koshal, Mull, Vajji, Panchal, Sakya were either in the southern Himalayas ranges or had territories extended up to Himalayans ranges. Among the states that were flourishing in the six century B.C. The kingdom of Magdha was the first to make a successful bid for supermacy under Bimbisara. Kothi Temple, Rekong Peo Its emperor belonging to Sunga, Nanda and Maurya dynasties carried their banners upto the inhabitated parts of inner Himalayan region.Chandragupta Maurya broug

  There has always been an air of mystery about the history of Kalpa and the neighbouring regions in Kinnaur. Kalpa formed a part of what was referred to as Kanaurra in the ancient times. They swore allegiance to the kingdom of Magadha which was later annexed by the Mauryans during the 6th century B.C. The major inhabitants of the region in those times were Valhika, Kamboja and Panasika. The region was later divided into chiefdoms and a power struggle ensued between these small kingdoms. A host of small fortresses such as Kamru, Labrang, and Moorang still stand testament to those times. Kinnaur later passed into the hands of the Mughals with Akbar’s conquest of the region. Post the fall of the Mughals and coming of the British, the area of Kinnaur and the cities of Kalpa and Kaza formed what was known at that time as Chini Tehsil. It was later merged into the Mahasu district for administration and remained there till 1960 when it was re-organized. The reorganisation was put in place ow