One
day Varvasvata, the seventh incarnation of Manu found a tiny fish in his
bathing water. The fish told him to look after it with devotion for one
day it would do him a great service. The
seventh Manu carded for the fish till day it grew so huge that he
released it into the sea. Before departing the fish warned Manu of an
impending deluge when the entire world would be submerged and bade him
to build a sea worthy ark. When the flood came, Varvasvata and seven
sages were towed to safety by Matsya the fish is regarded as first
avatara of Lord Visnu. As the water subsided the seventh Manu's ark came
to the rest of a hillside and the place was named Manali (2050m) after
him.
As
the earth slowly dried, here across a place of breath taking natural
beauty which was only appropriate
for it was at Manali that life began again. Today this legendary cradle
of all human kind is a prime holiday destination. There are high
mountain surrounded by silent snows and deep boulder strew gorges. There
are thick forest full of cool breezes and bird songs. There are fields
of wild flowers small picturesque and fruit laden orchards.
Getting
there :
The airport at
Bhunter is 50 km from Manali where taxis and buses are available. The
closest narrow gauge railhead is at jogindernagar, 135 km away. The
closest broad gauge rail heads are Chandigarh (310 km) and Ambala (355
km). By road the distance from Delhi via Mandi is 570 km, and from
Shimla the distance is 280 km. From Shimla, Chandigarh and Delhi,
Himachal Tourism plies luxury buses to Manali.
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