{"id":1782,"date":"2013-03-05T10:56:40","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T05:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2015-09-24T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T10:28:42","slug":"the-enigma-of-manikaran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-enigma-of-manikaran","title":{"rendered":"The Enigma of Manikaran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1784\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/the-enigma-of-manikaran\/attachment\/manikaran\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1784\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-my-custom-thumb wp-image-1784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/manikaran-665x445.jpg\" alt=\"Temple and Gurudwara in Manikaran\" width=\"665\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/manikaran-665x445.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/manikaran-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manikaran \u2013 A place that assures a magical experience<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Around 43 km from Kullu, Manikaran is one place that assures a magical experience to its travellers. While on a trip to Kullu and Manali, sparing a day to explore this destination would not be a regretful decision. Famous for its hot water springs, Manikaran has a lot more to impress all.<\/p>\n<p>Following are the key highlights of Manikaran, but the place is far beyond imagination; an experience to be relived forever.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The surprise unfolds right when the journey begins. Roads are cumbersome for the drivers to navigate but the picturesque views are breathtaking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The Sikh history and Hindu beliefs that behind this destination, are purely interwoven into the aura of Manikaran.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>It is believed that by taking a bath in the hot water spring and by drinking the water, one can attain salvation. Uranium and other radioactive minerals present in its water also have curative properties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The &#8216;Langar&#8217; (or community kitchen that serves meals to all devotees) at the Manikaran Gurudwara is a must to relish. Interestingly, every meal is cooked in the hot springs and the tea made with this water need just half the sugar required to sweeten the tea!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The magical view of gushing river Parvati, and the vaporous clouds over the hot springs, together on one sight is magnificent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Temple of Lord Ramchandra (with its history is engraved on its wall) and Shiv Temple (it got titled after a massive earthquake) are also popular.<\/li>\n<li>Manikaran also serves as a gateway for challenging trekking destinations \u2013 Pulga, Khirganga, Barshani and Mantalai.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Allow the enigma of Manikaran to lure you too!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>To know more about Manikaran, Kullu and Manali, you may refer to the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Trip to Manikaran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/manali\/travel\/manikaran.html\" target=\"_blank\">Trip to Manikaran<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Manali Travel Guide\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/manali\/travel\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manali Travel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Places to visit in Kullu Manali\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/himachal-pradesh\/places-to-visit-in-kullu-manali.html\">Places to visit in Kullu Manali<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Around 43 km from Kullu, Manikaran is one place that assures a magical experience to its travellers. While on a trip to Kullu and Manali, sparing a day to explore this destination would not be a regretful decision. Famous for its hot water springs, Manikaran has a lot more to impress all. Following are the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[6508,275,5748,6509],"class_list":{"0":"post-1782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel","8":"tag-temples-in-india","9":"tag-manikaran","10":"tag-temple","11":"tag-temples"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26559,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782\/revisions\/26559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}