Super Quirky Facts about

How Manali got its name

[{"selector":"#anim-22df4782-57cb-40fb-93ba-ee08426b346a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b29b523c-5297-469e-b19c-bb02b027894f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -145.158%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa1e1cc7-3794-4831-ab20-133f21b84a85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-108adec2-04f7-4b18-9be1-d11d17d403a3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 189.03413%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e9ed1f1a-afa9-4f44-b5d9-45f995e9cdf2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}]

A local owns at least one apple tree

[{"selector":"#anim-a66ffdf4-4bd8-4749-a04b-f949e411d34b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.46874987541717%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d1f11f4b-449b-4020-a608-72183588dc48","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-693fdc62-987e-410b-a18a-9464ed65cf29","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-108.53333%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bea788a-e608-47f4-92d4-0f7593889858","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aedaa176-103f-42a4-8e05-9770fe500eb8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.19540%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b7b0409-21f3-4087-8325-07534121f3a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The dark truth of the Hadimba Temple

[{"selector":"#anim-7073bb1a-c888-4bcb-b61a-87a7e12e49f0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e28436b0-2086-4100-855a-eebf0a20a7f8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c5e8579-d54b-4e30-892b-e608c7e8a591","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(96.07842%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0986c14a-c316-4a2c-8aaa-7e5f443e7622","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d513ea0-799c-4c68-b2d4-a38f471e528c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1967646-9550-4eac-866b-3d7f2a092f3b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -225.09418%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Manali’s iconic structure, the Hadimba Temple with its tiered roof like a pagoda and small shrine with clay walls covered in animal figures has behind it a truth that is as austere as the setting of this temple, among silent dark mountains and a tumble of cedar wilderness. Manali’s iconic structure, the Hadimba Temple with its tiered roof like a pagoda and small shrine with clay walls covered in animal figures has behind it a truth that is as austere as the setting of this temple, among silent dark mountains and a tumble of cedar wilderness.

Book Tempo

[{"selector":"#anim-2edbd0d0-5a4a-4761-816a-00a131d44d1b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-270f1085-75dd-4681-92cf-2f32eab8198a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(136.68640%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3538f30-46de-400d-a92c-46e36fdae8bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-844e1ba9-7f3d-4a0c-881c-3d27ee3f4dbe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-222.03387%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d7156f5-2abc-4968-ab0b-5b661f95040a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ec68a1e-cc21-4833-a15d-1e4df86ef49b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.51219%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Did you know the word Rohtang translates into heap of dead bodies? It gets this ominous name after the number of people that have died unable to survive the harsh weather conditions in a bid to cross this stretch.

[{"selector":"#anim-09a60bd4-60ef-44ae-8564-707035d8bf12","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5ea5e3e-fd86-4916-a6e8-892637ddf429","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-87.18412%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf8307f3-73a5-4a25-b2e9-a1713bc1baaa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7c2999df-f0c9-47e7-8319-ec7121669d11","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 515.01745%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7764b8b6-25f4-4759-8ef7-2bd826633864","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-81faf2d5-211f-45af-a537-9020be38022c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 136.22781%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4379037-6c20-42f5-81d8-d5eee67540fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1500,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Rohtang is a popular skiing destination despite what the name means

You get fabulous Yak cheese at the German Bakery

[{"selector":"#anim-073723d2-d18c-4e7f-ad7e-670731731394 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(42.46826902262937%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-729617c1-338c-4347-8046-05a7b2fe145f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ddb186a3-2027-4169-bbaf-8dc9161139e4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-118.18181%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c727622-1d6a-4ab4-b3a4-d0bba8a29921","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ade052ac-1497-4c71-ad6c-c92408adf417","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(109.30931%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

STORIES

[{"selector":"#anim-55848ff7-bb6b-4d0b-8cf4-a7d19f0344a7","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac68ff29-6e41-420c-b425-b3180f441f9d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-39a68027-7e11-4450-95c9-b2f7f761bc0d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-192.30772%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-17e2a194-3f45-451d-a84b-da57194f4a07","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c9e6b8d-78b9-4b2f-8fed-df6bee4b00ff","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(170.49176%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dacd4f2c-499a-4806-a137-08ec8f923398","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d6d3ef1-d875-4c01-b55c-6401e0476f09","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 142.44451%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da6de077-d440-4fb3-baef-f89e4522e941","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad37fdba-cf9b-478d-b64b-3c35b5922ac1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 148.37962%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-91e50f66-8da5-45f3-9420-4681d40515b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8175af8b-8f4e-4152-9056-71dde191a11f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(107.25807%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce4c99e2-c78e-4884-bf62-85529c17f004","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9490f899-10ad-4511-933d-2f736f15e6eb","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-137.84615%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":5000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e7d69aa7-3295-4674-adf2-d9ec44d181ed","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bcc12e9-f1ef-4056-ba0b-91421d577f4c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef2d2957-0038-4fb4-be9f-f766453fa6db","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-ebfe6099-fac1-4438-95e1-a1a4a9465b20","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-39fbdbc1-f974-43f5-8627-c41c7dc94c24","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-56eaa6fc-2d4b-4939-9ca1-2804d30bbb4f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":6000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-512bc511-b693-44c5-8be0-b7861286a997","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}]

Super Quirky Facts about

"Manali"

How Manali got its name

Manali is named after saint Manu, and literally translates into Manu-alaya, meaning home to Manu.

A local owns at least one apple tree

Manali produces one of the world’s finest variety of apples owing to the conditions offered by the Beas River Valley.

The dark truth of the Hadimba Temple

Book Tempo

TRAVEL WITH JAPJI TRAVEL

Did you know the word Rohtang translates into heap of dead bodies? It gets this ominous name after the number of people that have died unable to survive the harsh weather conditions in a bid to cross this stretch.

You get fabulous Yak cheese at the German Bakery

The German Bakery in Manali’s Mall Road should be high on your pecking order of places to eat at.

STORIES

MORE