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Kulu-Valley. On the banks of the Beas, famous for its apple orchard, its beautiful women, its old wooden temples and its folk music and dances. The Valley of Gods, as the Kullu Valley has come to be known, if perhaps the most delightful region in the Western Himalayas. It offers ample scope for trekking, climbing and angling.
Temples around Kulu include Vaishnov Devi 4 km. on the Manali road, where the goddess is enshrined in a cave. Jagannathi Devi is 4.8 km. away in Bhekhi village which affords good views of Kulu. The Bijli Mahadev temple is set on a spur, and famous for its 60 ft high staff which periodically attracts lightning that shatters the Shivalinga. Manikaran which is revered as a place of pilgrimage by Hindus and Sikhs, is also famous for its hot sulphur springs.
General Information
Altitude: 1,219 meters
Climate: Summer- Max. 30.8, Min. 18.8; Winter- Max. 16.4, Min. 5.2
Rainfall: 102 cm
Best Season: Mid-March to Mid-November
STD Code: 01902
How to get there
Air
The nearest airport Bhuntar (10 km from Kullu) is connected with Delhi and Chandigarh
Rail
Most convenient railhead is Chandigarh 272 km. The other nearest narrow gauge railheads are Jogindarnagar 166 km with a change at Pathankot and Shimla 240 km with a change at Kalka.
Road
Kullu is connected by road with Ambala 606 km, Chandigarh 556 km, Delhi 798 km, Pathankot 278 km, Shimla 240 km, Manali 40 km, Palampur 164 km, Mandi 70 km, Kyelang 158 km, Katrain 21 km, Rohatang Pass 91 km, Dharamshala 213 km, Dalhousie 334 km, Chamba 383 km, Bilaspur 139 km, Jogindarnagar 166 km
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