Sural Bhatori: Birches Beyond the Horizon
Sural Bhatori is the last village in the Sural, a sub valley of Pangi Valley. The Buddhist village has a monastery set in a grove of Himalayan Birch (Bhojpatra).
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Chamba
A Walk to Hudan Valley… Again!
My second hike through the Hudan Valley in Pangi included a visit to the Hudan Lake, and a series of bewitching sites that can always be expected in Pangi.
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Killar: Killing it Softly
Killar, the headquarters of Pangi Valley, is 159 KMs from Chamba via Sach Pass and 130 KMs from Keylong. Towards the north, Killar is 118 KMs to Kishtwar in J&K but that road is supposed to be even more dangerous a road.
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Thick Ice, Leaky Tunnel
The 4400 meters high Sach Pass never disappoints every time I cross it. This time also we got stuck and ended up walking through an icy tunnel and a waterfall among others.
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Hike from Killar to Hudan: Paradise on the Edge
A Short hike to Hudan Bhatori in Pangi valley. It is hard to imagine a place this sensory yet this desolated in this day and age when other areas of Himachal have become crowded tourist hubs.
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Pangi Valley: Postcards from the Last Frontier
The Pangi Valley in Himachal Pradesh still remains secluded, unknown, and ignored even at the face of tourism boom. I want it to remain so but cannot help but share a few photographs.
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The Sach Pass Shramdaan and hitchhiking on an ambulance
I recount this experience not to show what an adventure I had but to depict the daily struggles of the HRTC drivers on difficult roads like Sach Pass.
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Sach Pass: Stairway to Elysium
At 14500 feets, the Sach Pass is higher than the more famous and tourist savvy cousin Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh. The pass leads to the Pangi Valley.
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Chamba: Serenading Iravati
Chamba is situated in the banks of River Ravi. Ancient Vedic texts call it “Iravati”, which of course is much more feminine and alluring.
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