शिव कैलाशों के वासी – The 'MANI MAHESH Yatra' in BHARMOUR
Sitting infront of Mani Mahesh As we enter the the Lake ground The complete view of Mani Mahesh peak and Lake August-September are the months when thousands of pilgrims say “Chalo Chamba” to be part of one of the most revered pilgrimages – the ‘Mani Mahesh Yatra’ in Bharmour. The whole environment starts reverberating with - शिव कैलाशों के वासी – धौलिधारों के राजा – शंकर संकट हारना - एक था डेरा तेरा चम्बे रे चौगाना – दूजा लायी दित्ता भरमौरा | When it comes to pilgrimages most of us truly believe that we are called by the divine power for ‘Darshan’, especially if the yatra is a tough one like Mani Mahesh. The pious way to do this yatra obviously is by foot, traversing the entire path of 14 km - Bharmour to Hadsar to Dhancho to Sundrashi to Gauri Kund to Mani Mahesh lake – 7 to 9 hours uphill beautiful trek - depending on individual strength. But we humans find ways to reduce our efforts – the faith, however, remains intact. The yatra since 2013 has the option of Heli Taxi to c