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Just taking a reprieve in Kinnaur is as leisurely as it gets. Notwithstanding a map of Kinnaur, anybody would want to be lost here, a land of oaks, chestnuts, maples, birches, and apples.
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The people in this district are as fascinating, believing themselves to be the descendants of the godlike Pandavas of the great Hindu epic, Mahabharata.
If anything, Kinnaur is something to zero in during summers, when everything is abloom and the gompas stir with life.
Attractions in Kinnaur have the Recong Peo for its confluence point. Surrounded by the Kinner Kailash ranges T, this town his is considered sacred, even visited by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Aside from Recong Peo, many people are also fond of another mountain town, Kalpa.
But Sangla Valley is still Kinnaur's greatest draw. Also known as Baspa valley, the location is the abode of verdant saffron fields and alpine meadows, where the Kamru Fort and the Kamakshi Temple stand. |
These edifices were associated with the rajas of the historic Rampur and Bushehr State. Adventure enthusiasts get to sate themselves here with pursuits like river crossing, paragliding, trekking, and angling.
No one must leave Kinnaur without signature products from Sangla Valley like Kinnauri shawls, apples, and chilgozhas.
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