Mana village is a quaint tiny hamlet situated on the Indo-Tibetan border. This village is the last village of India and it is now declared as a tourism village of Uttarakhand.
The residents of Mana village are the last generation of Bhotia community of Mongolian tribes. When the Badrinath temple opens after Akshaya Tritaya in May, they come and live here for 6 months to keep the culture and traditions of their tribe alive. The rest of the year they live in Chamouli, which is 100 Km away from Badrinath. The total population of this village is 200.
As you drive from Badrinath you will come across river Saraswathi and small bridges are built over the river connecting one mountain to the other. I noticed that walking is the preferred mode to travel from one place to the other. I saw a guy with around 20 sheep crossing the narrow hanging bridge with the river roaring and tumbling below the bridge!
The “pahadi” / hill people are very simple, honest, and contented. Their houses are small will low sloping roof. They grow vegetables in their backyard and sell them to the restaurants in Badrinath. Mana villagers’ also rare cattle and weave sweater and carpets and sell to the tourists who throng this place.
The Vyas Guha / cave is an interesting place to visit in Mana. You will have to trek around 700 mts to reach this place. For people who cannot walk, there are people who carry them in a small basket for a fee. In this cave meditated Shri Vedavyas, who wrote the epic Mahabharatha. There is small shrine dedicated to Vyas, which is 5000 years old.
There is another cave known as Ganesha Guha. This is the place where Lord Ganesh wrote the Mahabharata as dictated by Veda Vyasa.
Near this temple, is a natural rock that rests over the river known as Bhim pul. Legend says that Bheema (one of the five brothers among pandavas) placed the rock to make way for Draupadi to cross the river during their “Swargarohana”. Another attraction in Mana village is the Vasundhara Waterfall which falls from a height of 145m.
Place Statistics:
Type of place: Village
Situated: Uttarakhand
Distance: 3 Km from Badrinath
Transport: Well connected by road or you can trek to this place
Facilities: Small tea and snack shops, Guest houses are available
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Nice to read about this place.
Thanks for visiting Kamakshi.
very nice place mana
save mana
Thank you Nagashree alias Meena alias abcd… 🙂
Yes. I comment as abcd when i feel not to display my name.. and meena is my cousin’s id . 🙂
Regards,
Nagashree
hey Shantha, btw is it wrong to comment in 3 ids like that.. If so i m sorry 🙂
Hi Nagashree,
I have noticed since long that you have been using a lot more than the 3 ids mentioned here. Though irritated, I have tried to respond to some and ignored some. I have even marked some as spam. It is better you use a name and a single id to comment. From now on, I will not be responding to comments with vague names like abcd, CHakz, and so on with invalid email ids.
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Shantha
oh my God! CHakz i have never used this name.. !!! Thanks for the information given by u till now.. I will never visit your site again…
Sorry… and Bye forever.
Wondering if Bhima built the Pul for Sita ?? As far as i know it was Draupadi along with Pandavas, who headed for “Swaragarohan”
Hi Saurabh,
Thanks for pointing out the mix up. I have edited the post.
Regards,
Shantha
Is March a good time to visit?
Hi Ramesh, the place is closed till May due to harsh weather conditions. Good to visit after May.
hi… i am going to vist my fourth trip to Mana village
Have a wonderful time Madhu.