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PANGI VALLEY - Land of Pangwals and Bhots AND of Glaciers and Waterfalls

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Hill Tuwan Bhatori Glaciers and Seichu Nallah  At Hill Tuwan Bhatori Happiness  Pangi Guest House  Ever since I got married and came to Himachal I have been hearing about these far flung areas of the state – shrouded in mysteries - considered to be difficult; but very beautiful. They lacked basic facilities, road connectivity and had extreme weather conditions. That’s why perhaps were not high on the tourists list as well. Lot has changed and changing since than. Pangi Valley is one of them Pangi basically is a sub division of Chamba district with a population of almost 25000 inhabitants, living in small villages spread across the valley, at a height of 11,000 feet upwards. Killar is its headquarter but it is not a big township. The entire region receives heavy snowfall and is a land of glaciers, waterfalls and tall trees . It is remote because it is deep in the Pir Panjal Range and can be accessed only through passes - via Keylong and Udaipur, via Saach Pass and via Kishtwar in J&a