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Sightseeing tour of manikaran
kullu, himachal prasesh - 175101 Phone: Not AvailableAbout
Manikaran (45 kms from Kullu) is a Sikh Pilgrimage destination for the Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara. It is also renowned for the hot springs. There are several temple and Gurdwara of pilgrimage importance are located here. It is also base point for many trekking routes, most notably being one to Malana. There are two hot springs in Manikaran, that are both associated to holiness - the hot spring at the Sri Guru Nanak Devji's Gurudwara and the hot spring in the River Parvati. It is believed that people after taking a bath and drinking the water of these hot springs attain salvation. The importance of the hot springs of Manikaran is no less than the "Kashi Kshetra." After examination of waters of both the hot springs, it has been found that the spring waters contain radioactive minerals and natural uranium. Both the hot springs are huge tourist attractions.
